12-letter words containing u, d, o
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- deputization — the act of making someone a deputy
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- desirousness — The state of being desirous.
- desmond tutu — a university degree graded 2:2 (second class lower bracket)
- despiteously — in a despiteous or contemptuous manner
- desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- deuterostome — any member of the major group of animals defined by the fact that during early embryonic development the first opening to form becomes the anus of the animal. The opposite is protostome
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- dextrousness — Alternative form of dexterousness.
- dialogue box — a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
- diamond dust — pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- diégo-suarez — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- 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.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- dijudication — the act or process of dijudicating
- dilucidation — elucidation
- 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.
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- diphosphorus — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- disanalogous — not analogous
- 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)
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- discongruity — incongruity.
- discontinued — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- discontinues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discontinue.
- discotheques — Plural form of discotheque.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- discoverture — the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.