10-letter words containing t, a, u
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- devaluated — Simple past tense and past participle of devaluate.
- devaluates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate.
- diacaustic — (of a caustic curve or surface) formed by refracted light rays
- diacoustic — relating to refracted sounds
- dianthuses — Plural form of dianthus.
- diaskeuast — a person who revises, edits, or interpolates
- diazeuctic — (of a tone) separating two tetrachords
- dijudicate — to make a decision or judgment about a matter that is disputed by two parties
- dilucidate — to elucidate
- dilutional — Of or pertaining to dilution.
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- discussant — a person who participates in a formal discussion or symposium and is responsible for a specific topic.
- disfeature — to mar the features of; disfigure.
- disnatured — deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- disputably — In a disputable manner.
- disputants — Plural form of disputant.
- disruptant — That which disrupts.
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- disulphate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- diurnalist — a person who writes a diurnal; a journalist
- divulgated — to make publicly known; publish.
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- draft tube — the flared passage leading vertically from a water turbine to its tailrace.
- drainspout — downspout.
- dramaturge — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- dramaturgy — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- draughtier — Comparative form of draughty.
- draughting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- drug habit — addiction to recreational drugs
- drug-taker — someone who takes illegal drugs
- drum table — a table having a cylindrical top with drawers or shelves in the skirt, rotating on a central post with three or four outwardly curving legs.
- drumbeater — a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- drunk tank — a large jail cell where persons arrested for drunkenness are kept, usually overnight.
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- dual-stack — (networking) A term used to describe a network node running both IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stacks (or possibly others) at the same time. Such a machine can act as a protocol converter between the two networks. A node without dual-stack support can relay traffic in a protocol it does not support natively by use of tunnelling.
- dubitation — doubt.
- dubitative — doubting; doubtful.
- dumbwaiter — a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
- dunderpate — a dunce; blockhead; numbskull.
- duplicated — a copy exactly like an original.