13-letter words containing r, a, d, o
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- diazo process — a method for printing on paper treated with a diazo compound that disintegrates upon exposure to light and developing the unexposed areas by the use of diazo dyes.
- dictatorially — In a dictatorial manner.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diffarreation — (historical) A form of divorce, among the Ancient Romans, in which a cake was used.
- diffractogram — An image produced by a diffractometer.
- digital radio — electronic wireless transmission
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- dijon mustard — a medium-hot mustard, originally made in Dijon.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- dinoturbation — the effect or process of trampling and major disturbance to sedimentary rock layers caused by the movement of dinosaurs
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- diprotic acid — any acid with two hydrogen atoms in its molecule that are capable of being released or ionized in water, such as sulphuric acid and carbonic acid
- direct action — any action seeking to achieve an immediate or direct result, especially an action against an established authority or powerful institution, as a strike or picketing.
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directorially — In terms of film direction.
- dirty old man — a mature or elderly man with lewd or obscene preoccupations.
- disafforested — Simple past tense and past participle of disafforest.
- disambiguator — Anything that serves to disambiguate.
- disaster zone — area affected by a catastrophe
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- discoloration — the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
- discordianism — (recreation) /dis-kor'di-*n-ism/ The veneration of Eris, also known as Discordia; widely popular among hackers. Discordianism was popularised by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Illuminatus!" as a sort of self-subverting Dada-Zen for Westerners - it should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes. Consider, for example, the Fifth Commandment of the Pentabarf, from "Principia Discordia": "A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What he Reads." Discordianism is usually connected with an elaborate conspiracy theory/joke involving millennia-long warfare between the anarcho-surrealist partisans of Eris and a malevolent, authoritarian secret society called the Illuminati. See Religion, Church of the SubGenius, and ha ha only serious.
- discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discovery day — Columbus Day.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminator — a person or thing that discriminates.
- disfiguration — an act or instance of disfiguring.
- disharmonious — inharmonious; discordant.
- disharmonized — Simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize.
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disintegrator — One who, or that which, disintegrates.
- disinvigorate — to deprive of vigour
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disordinately — in a manner that lacks order
- disorganizing — Present participle of disorganize.
- disorientated — to disorient.
- disorientates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disorientate.
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- disreputation — disrepute.
- disseminators — Plural form of disseminator.
- dissertations — Plural form of dissertation.
- dissimilatory — to modify by dissimilation.