14-letter words containing o, c, t, a
- diffractometry — The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction.
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- dirac constant — a constant used in quantum mechanics, equal to the Planck constant divided by 2π. It has a value of 1.054571596±0.000000078 × 10–34 joule seconds
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disaccommodate — to inconvenience (a person)
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances
- disassociating — to dissociate.
- disassociation — to dissociate.
- disassociative — That disassociates; that causes disassociation.
- disceptatorial — disputable
- discolorations — Plural form of discoloration.
- discolouration — (UK) alternative spelling of discoloration.
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconsolately — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- disconsolation — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discontinuance — the act or state of discontinuing or the state of being discontinued; cessation: the discontinuance of a business.
- discountenance — to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- discretionally — At one's discretion.
- discretization — the act or process of making mathematically discrete.
- discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- discriminators — Plural form of discriminator.
- discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- disneyfication — to create or alter in a simplified, sentimentalized, or contrived form or manner: museums that have become Disneyfied to attract more visitors.
- dissociability — Lack of sociability; unsociableness.
- dithionic acid — a strong, unstable acid, H 2 S 2 O 6 , known only in solution and in the form of its salts.
- doctor faustus — (The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus) a play (c1588) by Christopher Marlowe, based on the medieval legend of Faust.
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- documentations — (very,rare) Plural form of documentation.
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- domestic abuse — physical or mental abuse towards a member of one's own household
- domestic rates — a type of taxation system used to fund local government
- domestic staff — servants
- domestications — Plural form of domestication.
- dorcas society — a society of women of a church whose work it is to provide clothing for the poor.
- down the hatch — drinks toast
- downy cocktail — cationic cocktail
- draconic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- dracula, count — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- dutch colonial — of or relating to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey, often characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides.