11-letter words containing cid
- fratricidal — a person who kills his or her brother.
- fratricides — Plural form of fratricide.
- gallic acid — a white or yellowish, crystalline, sparingly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 6 O 5 , obtained from nutgalls, used chiefly in tanning and in ink dyes.
- genocidaire — a person who is guilty of genocide
- giganticide — the slaughter of giants
- homicidally — In a homicidal manner.
- hypoacidity — acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice.
- incidentals — happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
- indeciduate — Zoology. not deciduate.
- indeciduous — not deciduous, as leaves.
- infanticide — the act of killing an infant.
- insecticide — a substance or preparation used for killing insects.
- kainic acid — an analogue of glutamate, C 10 H 15 NO 4 , derived from the red alga Digenia simplex, used experimentally to stimulate certain neurons in the brain.
- lactic acid — a colorless or yellowish, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , produced during muscle contraction as a product of anaerobic glucose metabolism, abundant in sour milk, prepared usually by fermentation of cornstarch, molasses, potatoes, etc., or synthesized: used chiefly in dyeing and textile printing, as a flavoring agent in food, and in medicine.
- lake placid — a town in NE New York, in the Adirondack Mountains: resort.
- lauric acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 24 O 2 , a fatty acid occurring as the glyceride in many vegetable fats, especially coconut oil and laurel oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and lauryl alcohol.
- liberticide — destruction of liberty.
- lipoic acid — sulphur-containing fatty acid
- loculicidal — (of a capsule) splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts.
- lucid dream — a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming and can sometimes influence the course of the dream
- lucid emacs — Xemacs
- maleic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils.
- mariticidal — Of, or pertaining to, mariticide. Often used to describe a person.
- microbicide — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- nematicidal — Alternative spelling of nematocidal.
- nematocidal — Acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.
- nematocides — Plural form of nematocide.
- neonaticide — The murder of a newborn.
- niobic acid — a white, water-insoluble solid, Nb 2 O 5 ⋅nH 2 O.
- nitric acid — a colorless or yellowish, fuming, suffocating, caustic, corrosive, water-soluble liquid, HNO 3 , having powerful oxidizing properties, usually obtained from ammonia or from Chile saltpeter: used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and fertilizers and in organic synthesis.
- nonincident — Not incident.
- occidentals — Plural form of occidental.
- oxalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅2H 2 O, first discovered in the juice of the wood sorrel species of oxalis and obtained by reacting carbon monoxide with sodium hydroxide or certain carbohydrates with acids or alkalis: used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- parasuicide — the deliberate infliction of injury on oneself or the taking of a drug overdose as an attempt at suicide which may not be intended to be successful
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- pectic acid — any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- picric acid — a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C 6 H 3 N 3 O 7 , used chiefly in explosives.
- pre-decided — to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side: The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff.
- quinic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, solid cyclic compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 6 , present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants.
- rodenticide — a substance or preparation for killing rodents.
- sorbic acid — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 8 O 2 , slightly soluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents: used as a preservative in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- suicidology — the study of the causes and prevention of suicide.
- sweet cider — the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- sylvic acid — abietic acid.
- tannic acid — Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
- tiglic acid — a slightly water-soluble, poisonous compound, C 5 H 8 O 2 , derived from croton oil and occurring as a thick, syrupy liquid or in colorless crystals.