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12-letter words containing s, i, d

  • dexterities' — skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility.
  • dialecticism — the influence of dialect
  • diamagnetism — the phenomenon exhibited by substances that have a relative permeability less than unity and a negative susceptibility. It is caused by the orbital motion of electrons in the atoms of the material and is unaffected by temperature
  • diamond dust — pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.
  • diamondbacks — Plural form of diamondback.
  • diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
  • 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
  • dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.
  • 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.
  • dictyostelic — Of or possessing a dictyostele.
  • didacticisms — Plural form of didacticism.
  • diddly-squat — anything
  • die stamping — the production of words or decoration on a surface by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
  • diégo-suarez — a seaport on N Madagascar.
  • diesel cycle — Machinery. a theoretical heat cycle for an engine in which combustion occurs at a constant pressure and cooling at a constant volume.
  • diesel train — a train hauled by a diesel locomotive or powered by a diesel engine
  • difficulties — the fact or condition of being difficult.
  • diffusedness — the state or quality of being diffused
  • 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.
  • digitigrades — Plural form of digitigrade.
  • digitisation — The conversion of data from analog to digital or binary.
  • digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
  • digressively — In a digressive fashion.
  • diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
  • dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.
  • dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
  • dilettantish — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
  • dilettantism — the practices or characteristics of a dilettante.
  • dillydallies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dillydally.
  • dimensioning — Present participle of dimension.
  • diminishable — That may be diminished.
  • diminishment — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
  • dinaric alps — a mountain range in W Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia: connected with the main Alpine system by the Julian Alps. Highest peak: Troglav, 1913 m (6277 ft)
  • ding an sich — thing-in-itself.
  • dinner dress — a dress, often long and having sleeves or a jacket, more elaborate than one designed for daytime wear but less formal than an evening gown.
  • 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.
  • diphosphates — a pyrophosphate.
  • diphosphorus — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
  • diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
  • diploblastic — having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.
  • diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
  • diplogenesis — the double production or formation of something that is normally single, such as a doubled part in a fetus or a double fetus
  • diplomatists — Plural form of diplomatist.
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