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11-letter words containing s, o, u, a

  • 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).
  • diffusional — Of or pertaining to diffusion.
  • dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
  • dio cassius — ?155–?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire
  • disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
  • disasterous — Misspelling of disastrous.
  • discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • discourager — One who discourages.
  • discourages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage.
  • disfavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfavour.
  • disfavourer — one who does not favour
  • disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
  • dismutation — (biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously.
  • disputation — the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.
  • don juanism — a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.
  • dorsolumbar — of, relating to, or affecting the back in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.
  • double bass — the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
  • double salt — a salt that crystallizes as a single substance but ionizes as two distinct salts when dissolved, as carnallite, KMgCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O.
  • double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
  • doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
  • douglas bag — an airtight bag used to collect expired air for analysis of oxygen consumption.
  • douglas fir — a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.
  • douglas sbd — dauntless (def 2).
  • dromaeosaur — Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
  • duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
  • duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
  • duster coat — a woman's loose summer coat with wide sleeves and no buttons, popular in the mid-20th century
  • eagle scout — a boy scout who has achieved the highest rank in U.S. scouting.
  • eavestrough — gutter (def 3).
  • ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
  • efficacious — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
  • eglandulose — eglandular
  • elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
  • emasculator — One who, or that which, emasculates.
  • endophagous — relating to endophagy
  • enough said — understood
  • enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.
  • enunciators — Plural form of enunciator.
  • epignathous — having a protruding upper jaw
  • epipetalous — (of stamens) attached to the petals
  • episepalous — growing upon a sepal
  • equivocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate.
  • eructations — Plural form of eructation.
  • escarmouche — a skirmish
  • esquamulose — Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin.
  • eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
  • eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
  • eurodollars — deposits of U.S. dollars in banks outside the U.S., especially in Europe
  • europeanism — belief in or advocacy of political unification and economic integration among European nations
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