11-letter words containing as
- crash truck — an emergency vehicle based at an airport.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- creepypasta — (Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short stories circulated on the Internet.
- criticaster — a lowly or petty critic
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- cuckoo wasp — any of several small, metallic-green or -blue wasps of the family Chrysididae that deposit their eggs in nests of other wasps.
- cuirassiers — Plural form of cuirassier.
- cutlassfish — any of a family (Trichiuridae) of very long, thin percoid fishes with a wide mouth and sharp, pointed teeth, found near the surface in tropical seas
- cutty grass — a species of sedge, Cyperus ustulatus, of New Zealand with sharp leaves
- cystoplasty — (surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder.
- cytoclastic — destructive to cells.
- cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
- damascening — Present participle of damascene.
- damask rose — a rose, Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar
- das kapital — a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.
- dasht-e-lut — vast desert region of central and SE Iran, extending southward from the Dasht-e-Kavir
- dasht-i-lut — a desert plateau in central and E central Iran
- dastardized — Simple past tense and past participle of dastardize.
- dastardness — the sate or quality of being a dastard
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- day release — Day release is a system in which workers spend one day each week at a college in order to study a subject connected with their work.
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- dead season — a period during which there is very little activity either in business or in the political world
- deadenylase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction.
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
- defeasances — Plural form of defeasance.
- delassement — relaxation
- demibastion — half a bastion, having only one flank, at right angles to the wall
- deo gratias — thanks be to God
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- detasseling — Present participle of detassel.
- devastating — If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.
- devastation — Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
- devastators — Plural form of devastator.
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- dharmashala — (in South Asia) a building devoted to religious or charitable purposes, especially a rest house for travelers.
- diaper rash — (in babies) any irritation to the skin around the genitals, anus, or buttocks, usually caused by contact with urine or excrement
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- diastematic — characterized by diastema
- 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.
- dicasteries — Plural form of dicastery.
- die casting — the process of making a casting by forcing molten metal into a metallic mold, or die, under great pressure
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- dio cassius — ?155–?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire
- diode laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- dioxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze reactions involving molecular oxygen.
- dipeptidase — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides.