12-letter words containing r, o, c
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- dextrocardia — the abnormal location of the heart in the right side of the chest
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- 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
- diego garcia — chief island of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory: 17 sq mi (44 sq km)
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- diplocardiac — having the right and left sides of the heart somewhat or completely divided, as in birds and mammals.
- 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.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- disaccordant — not agreeing
- discarnation — without a physical body; incorporeal.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discographic — of or relating to a discography
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomforted — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discomforter — One who causes discomfort.
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- disconcerted — disturbed, as in one's composure or self-possession; perturbed; ruffled: She was disconcerted by the sudden attack on her integrity.
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- discongruity — incongruity.
- disconnector — (electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discoverment — (obsolete) discovery.
- discoverture — the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.
- discretional — discretionary.
- disordinance — (obsolete) disarrangement; disturbance.
- distractions — Plural form of distraction.
- divarication — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- divorce mill — a divorce court, especially such a court in a state or country that does not impose difficult requirements, as a long period of residence or humiliating grounds, on those who wish to dissolve their marriage.
- do credit to — present or represent honourably
- do the trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- dockwalloper — longshoreman
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- doctrinarian — A doctrinaire.
- doctrination — (nonstandard) indoctrination.
- docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- dodecahedron — a solid figure having 12 faces.
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens