12-letter words containing o, d
- dextrogyrate — having dextrorotation
- dextrousness — Alternative form of dexterousness.
- diabetogenic — causing or producing diabetes
- diabolically — having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- diagonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of diagonalize.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- dialogically — in a dialogic manner
- dialogue box — a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
- diamond bird — any small insectivorous Australian songbird of the genus Pardalotus, having a diamond-patterned plumage
- diamond dust — pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.
- diamond head — promontory in SE Oahu, Hawaii, near Honolulu, consisting of the rim of an extinct volcanic crater
- diamond lane — a highway or street lane for buses and passenger vans marked with a large diamond shape on the pavement.
- diamondbacks — Plural form of diamondback.
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- diarthrodial — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diastereomer — either of a pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- diatonically — In a diatonic manner.
- diazomethane — a yellow odourless explosive gas, used as a methylating agent. Formula: CH2:N:N
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.
- dichotomized — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomize Having been divided into dichotomous parts.
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- dictionaries — Plural form of dictionary.
- dictionarist — (rare) a person who creates dictionaries.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- dictyostelic — Of or possessing a dictyostele.
- die horribly — (jargon) The software equivalent of crash and burn, and the preferred emphatic form of die. "The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly".
- diego garcia — chief island of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory: 17 sq mi (44 sq km)
- diégo-suarez — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- diffusionism — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- diffusionist — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- digitisation — The conversion of data from analog to digital or binary.
- digitization — to convert (data) to digital form for use in a computer.
- digladiation — fighting with swords or hand-to-hand
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- dijudication — the act or process of dijudicating
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dilapidation — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- dilatational — a dilated formation or part.
- dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.