14-letter words containing ro
- deparochialize — to make parochial.
- desynchronized — Simple past tense and past participle of desynchronize.
- deuteromycetes — any fungus of the class Fungi Imperfecti.
- device control — (character) One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
- dextrorotation — a rotation to the right; clockwise rotation, esp of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light passing through a crystal, liquid, or solution, as seen by an observer facing the oncoming light
- dextrorotatory — turning or circling to the right, in a clockwise direction
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- diamantiferous — (usually of geographical regions) producing or bearing diamonds
- diamondiferous — containing or yielding diamonds for mining.
- diaz rodriguez — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1927, Venezuelan author.
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dichromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts. Formula: H2Cr2O7
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- diffuse-porous — having annual rings in which the size of pores is approximately the same in wood formed in spring and summer.
- dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
- dihydrocodeine — a synthetic drug similar to codeine, used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing, or used recreationally
- dinitrobenzene — any of three isomeric benzene derivatives having the formula C 6 H 4 NO 2 , made by nitration of benzene or nitrobenzene, the most important of which is the meta form: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
- dinner trolley — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- direct product — a group, or other such system, every element of which can be written uniquely as the product of elements of disjoint groups, with each group contributing one element to the product.
- disadventurous — unlucky or disastrous
- disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
- disapprobatory — Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
- disappropriate — To remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- discus thrower — an athlete whose event is the discus
- disk mirroring — (hardware, storage) Use of one or more mirrors of a hard disk.
- disproportions — Plural form of disproportion.
- disprovability — The ability to be disproven; refutability.
- dnepropetrovsk — a city in the E central Ukraine, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Dnieper River.
- double bedroom — a large bedroom
- double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
- driving mirror — (in a vehicle) the rear-view mirror
- droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
- drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
- drop an f-bomb — to use the word fuck in a situation where it will cause great offence
- drop-dead date — an absolute deadline that cannot be missed
- drop-down list — pull-down list
- drop-down menu — pull-down menu
- drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
- drophead coupé — two-door car with a folding roof and sloping back
- dropper bottle — A dropper bottle is a container from which medicine is administered using a device that lets the medicine out in drops.
- drowned valley — a valley that, having been flooded by the sea, now exists as a bay or estuary.
- dry rot fungus — a fungus, Merulius lacrymans, that causes a common type of dry rot.
- duck on a rock — a children's game in which one player stands guard over a stone on a rock while the other players attempt to knock it off by throwing another stone in turn: if the thrower is tagged by the guard while trying to recover the stone, the two players then change positions.
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).