12-letter words containing l, d, c, o, n
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
- cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper
- decalcomanie — (dated) decalcomania.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- declensional — of declension
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
- decolonizing — Present participle of decolonize.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
- decontrolled — Simple past tense and past participle of decontrol.
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.
- descensional — relating to descension
- diatonically — In a diatonic manner.
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dilucidation — elucidation
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disclamation — the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discretional — discretionary.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- dislocations — Plural form of dislocation.
- docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dogleg fence — snake fence.
- dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
- donatistical — relating to a Donatist or Donatism
- double crown — a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm).
- draconically — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- dual-control — having dual controls
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.