11-letter words containing s, o, r, d, i
- demoralises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralise.
- demoralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralize.
- dentigerous — bearing or having teeth
- deo gratias — thanks be to God
- deodorising — Present participle of deodorise.
- deodorizers — Plural form of deodorizer.
- deoxidisers — Plural form of deoxidiser.
- deoxyribose — a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA. Formula: C5H10O4
- depressions — Plural form of depression.
- derecognise — Alternative spelling of derecognize.
- derivations — Plural form of derivation.
- derogations — Plural form of derogation.
- desalinator — an apparatus used in the process of desalination
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- descriptors — Plural form of descriptor.
- desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
- desert soil — a type of soil developed in arid climates, characterized by a lack of leaching and small humus content
- designators — Plural form of designator.
- designatory — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desk copier — a photocopier compact enough to fit on a desk, table, or similar surface.
- desk editor — someone employed to read through newspaper text before publication to correct errors
- desmodromic — (of mechanisms, almost exclusively of valves) that are controlled in both directions of their movement. A desmodromic valve is one which is actively both opened and closed by a mechanism rather than by a spring
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- desultorily — lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- detectorist — a person whose hobby is using a metal detector
- deteriorism — the belief that everything is getting worse, that the universe is deteriorating or decaying
- 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
- diaphoreses — perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
- diaphoresis — a technical name for sweating
- diarthroses — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diarthrosis — any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- 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.
- diatessaron — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- dichroscope — an instrument for investigating the dichroism of solutions or crystals
- didgeridoos — Plural form of didgeridoo.
- digressions — Plural form of digression.
- diisopropyl — Having two isopropyl groups.
- dimitrios i — (Dimitrios Papadopoulos) 1914–91, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church 1972–91.
- dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
- diode laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- diopsimeter — an instrument for measuring the field of vision.
- diprotodons — Plural form of diprotodon.
- direct cost — a cost that can be related directly to the production of a product or to a particular function or service.
- directories — directory
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disaccorded — Simple past tense and past participle of disaccord.