12-letter words containing r, e, a, d
- dewar vessel — a container with an evacuated space between two walls that are highly reflective, capable of maintaining its contents at a near-constant temperature over relatively long periods of time; thermos.
- dextrocardia — the abnormal location of the heart in the right side of the chest
- dextrogyrate — having dextrorotation
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- diagrammable — able to be diagrammed or representable by a diagram
- diastereomer — either of a pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other.
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- dicarpellary — having two carpels
- dictionaries — Plural form of dictionary.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- 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.
- diesel train — a train hauled by a diesel locomotive or powered by a diesel engine
- diet pyramid — food pyramid (def 2).
- differentiae — Plural form of differentia.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- digitigrades — Plural form of digitigrade.
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.
- dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dimerization — (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which two monomers react to form a dimer.
- dinner dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- dinner party — social gathering over evening meal
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dinner table — dining table.
- dinner-dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- dipyridamole — a yellow crystalline powder, C 24 H 40 N 8 O 4 , used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- directorates — Plural form of directorate.
- disaccharide — any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
- disadventure — misfortune; bad luck
- disaggregate — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- disagreeably — In a disagreeable manner.
- disagreeance — (obsolete) disagreement.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disappearing — Present participle of disappear.
- disassembler — A program for converting machine code into a low-level symbolic language.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- discandering — discandying, melting from a state of being candied
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- discorporate — Having no material body.