10-letter words containing o, d, i, s
- diatropism — a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
- dibromides — Plural form of dibromide.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromism — the state of being dichromic
- dictations — Plural form of dictation.
- dictyosome — a Golgi body, esp in a plant cell
- didanosine — 2',3'-dideoxyinosine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor effective against HIV.
- didynamous — (of plants) having four stamens arranged in two pairs of unequal length, as in the foxglove
- diesel oil — a combustible petroleum distillate used as fuel for diesel engines.
- digestions — Plural form of digestion.
- digression — the act of digressing.
- 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.
- dimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Compare sexual dimorphism.
- dimorphous — having two forms.
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- diorthosis — the act or process of straightening something, esp a deformity in something
- diothelism — the doctrine that Christ on earth had two wills, human and divine
- 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.
- diphthongs — Phonetics. an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound, as the oi- sound of toy or boil.
- diphyllous — having two leaves.
- diplodocus — a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, from the Late Jurassic Epoch of western North America, growing to a length of about 87 feet (26.5 meters).
- 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
- dipsomania — an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- disaccords — Plural form of disaccord.
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- disanalogy — A lack or failure of analogy.
- disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- disavowing — Present participle of disavow.
- discectomy — Surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
- discission — an incision of the lens of the eye, as for removal of cataract.
- disclosers — Plural form of discloser.
- disclosing — indicating or involving a substance used to reveal the presence of plaque on the teeth by staining the plaque.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discobolus — A discus thrower.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- discolours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolour.
- discomania — Enthusiasm for disco music.
- discomfits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit.
- discomfort — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discommend — to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
- discommode — to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.