11-letter words containing s, a, c, d, i
- dessication — Misspelling of desiccation.
- detractions — Plural form of detraction.
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
- diacoustics — the branch of physics that deals with refracted sound
- diagnostics — the art or practice of diagnosis, esp of diseases
- dialogistic — a speaker in a dialogue.
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- diastematic — characterized by diastema
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- diatonicism — the use of diatonic harmony; composition in a diatonic idiom.
- dicasteries — Plural form of dicastery.
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- didacticism — intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
- die casting — the process of making a casting by forcing molten metal into a metallic mold, or die, under great pressure
- dio cassius — ?155–?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire
- diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
- diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
- dipsomaniac — a person with an irresistible craving for alcoholic drink.
- disaccorded — Simple past tense and past participle of disaccord.
- disaccredit — to take away the accreditation or authorization of: to disaccredit a diplomat.
- disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
- disaffected — discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.
- disc camera — a camera that accepts a film cartridge in the form of a rotatable disc with film frames mounted around the outer edge.
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- discalceate — (chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot.
- discandying — the act of melting or dissolving
- discardable — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- discardment — the act or process of discarding
- disceptator — a person who disputes or disagrees
- discernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- discernably — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- discharging — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- discifloral — having flowers in which the receptacle is expanded into a conspicuous disk, as in composite plants.
- disciplinal — Relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment.
- disclaimers — Plural form of disclaimer.
- disclaiming — Present participle of disclaim.
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discolorate — (transitive, dated) To discolor.
- discophoran — a member of the Discophora group
- discordance — a discordant state; disagreement; discord.
- discordancy — discordance (defs 1–3).
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourager — One who discourages.
- discourages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage.
- discreation — to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- discrepance — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- discriminal — Involved in discrimination.