12-letter words containing cid
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- mycocecidium — a gall caused by a parasitic fungus.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- non-incident — an individual occurrence or event.
- nucleic acid — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
- pediculicide — Also, pediculicidal. destructive to lice.
- pimelic acid — a crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 4 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.
- piperic acid — a saturated organic acid (C12H10O4), derived from plants in the pepper family, that forms yellow crystals and can be oxidized to produce piperonal
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- prussic acid — weakly acidic extremely poisonous aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide
- pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
- pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- race suicide — the extinction of a racial or ethnic population that tends to result when, through the unwillingness or forbearance of its members to have children, the birthrate falls below the death rate.
- racemic acid — an isomeric modification of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form and is optically inactive but can be separated into the two usual isomeric forms, dextrorotatory and levorotatory.
- recidivistic — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- saccidananda — Sat-cit-ananda.
- sebacic acid — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 1 0 H 1 8 O 4 , usually obtained from castor oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of plasticizers and resins.
- selenic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- silicic acid — any of certain amorphous gelatinous masses, formed when alkaline silicates are treated with acids, which dissociate readily into silica and water.
- spermaticide — spermicide.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- stannic acid — any of the series of acids usually occurring as amorphous powders and varying in composition from H 2 SnO 3 (alpha-stannic acid) to H 4 SnO 4 .
- stearic acid — a colorless, waxlike, sparingly water-soluble, odorless solid, C 1 8 H 3 6 O 2 , the most common fatty acid, occurring as the glyceride in tallow and other animal fats and in some animal oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, stearates, candles, cosmetics, and in medicine in suppositories and pill coatings.
- suberic acid — a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
- suicide note — letter left by person ending own life
- suicide pact — an agreement between two or more people to commit suicide together.
- terebic acid — an acid, C 7 H 10 O 4 , formed by the oxidation of certain terpenes and historically important in the discovery of the structures of many terpenes.
- the occident — the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
- thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
- titanic acid — any of various acids derived from titanium dioxide, especially H 2 TiO 3 or Ti(OH) 4 .
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- uricacidemia — lithemia.
- valeric acid — any of several isomeric organic acids having the formula C 5 H 10 O 2 , the common one being a liquid of pungent odor obtained from valerian roots: used chiefly as an intermediate in perfumery.
- vanadic acid — any of certain acids containing vanadium, especially one having the formula H 3 VO 4 .
- xanthic acid — an unstable organic acid, C 3 H 6 S 2 O, the methyl and ethyl esters of which are colorless, oily liquids with a penetrating odor.