12-letter words containing s, t, a, i, d
- devolatilise — to cause (a vapor) to liquefy.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- diesel train — a train hauled by a diesel locomotive or powered by a diesel engine
- digitigrades — Plural form of digitigrade.
- digitisation — The conversion of data from analog to digital or binary.
- 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.
- diphosphates — a pyrophosphate.
- diploblastic — having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.
- diplomatists — Plural form of diplomatist.
- directorates — Plural form of directorate.
- disabilities — Plural form of disability.
- disablements — Plural form of disablement.
- disaccordant — not agreeing
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- disadventure — misfortune; bad luck
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- disaggregate — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disambiguate — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
- disamenities — Plural form of disamenity.
- disappointed — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disassociate — to dissociate.
- disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- discalceated — Deprived of shoes or sandals.
- discarnation — without a physical body; incorporeal.
- disceptation — (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
- disciplinant — a person belonging to a former order of flagellants in Spain
- disclamation — the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- disconsonant — Not consonant; discordant.