10-letter words containing o, d, e
- didanosine — 2',3'-dideoxyinosine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor effective against HIV.
- didgeridoo — A didgeridoo is an Australian musical instrument that consists of a long pipe which makes a low sound when you blow into it.
- dienophile — (organic chemistry) A compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.
- diesel oil — a combustible petroleum distillate used as fuel for diesel engines.
- difluoride — (chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule.
- digestions — Plural form of digestion.
- digoneutic — producing offspring twice yearly
- digression — the act of digressing.
- dihydrogen — (chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- dime novel — a cheap melodramatic or sensational novel, usually in paperback and selling for ten cents, especially such an adventure novel popular c1850 to c1920.
- dime store — five-and-ten (def 1).
- dimensions — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dimethoate — a highly toxic crystalline compound, C 5 H 12 NO 3 PS 2 , used as an insecticide.
- dimetrodon — an extinct carnivorous mammallike reptile, of the genus Dimetrodon, dominant in North America during the Permian Period, up to 10 feet (3.1 meter) long and usually bearing spinal sails.
- diminuendo — a gradual reduction of force or loudness.
- dimorphite — a mineral, arsenic sulfide, As 4 S 3 , yellow-orange in color and similar in its properties to orpiment.
- dinitrogen — (chemistry) the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
- diocletian — (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- diothelete — a believer in diothelism
- diothelism — the doctrine that Christ on earth had two wills, human and divine
- diothelite — a believer in the doctrine of ditheletism
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- diphosgene — a colorless liquid, C 2 Cl 4 O 2 , usually derived from methyl formate or methyl chloroformate by chlorination: a World War I poison gas now used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- diplomates — Plural form of diplomate.
- diplophase — the diploid part of an organism's life cycle.
- diplospeak — the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- directoire — noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of the mid-1790s, characterized by an increasing use of Greco-Roman forms along with an introduction, toward the end, of Egyptian motifs: usually includes the Consulate period.
- diremption — a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.
- dirty joke — vulgar piece of humour
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- discectomy — Surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
- disclosers — Plural form of discloser.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- discommend — to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
- discommode — to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.
- discompose — to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disconsent — a lack of consent
- discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- discounsel — to advise (a person) against a specific act
- discounted — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourser — One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.