12-Letter Words Containing O

DIAGNOSE to identify a disease by symptoms

""DIAGNOSTIC Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.""

DIAGONALIZE to transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix.

Diagonalize

That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

In the manner or nature of a dialogue.

Translucently.

Diaphoretic

Diapositive

Comparative adjective or agent noun

""Geology the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. ; diastrophe , n . ; diastrophic , adj . Earth""

Diatessaron

""Consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils; as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).""

In a diatonic manner.

English word

Containing two carboxyl groups per molecule.

Dichlorvos

DICHOTIC affecting the two ears differently

Dichotomist

DICHOTOMIZE To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect.

Dichotomize

The state of being dichromatic.

Dichroscope

Dicotyledon

It's not popular, as a rule

Form of rule

Stalin's fashionable way of governing

Books for every term

Sign on delivery for reference books

Students may use them for every term

Dictyostele

The interbrain or thalamencephalon; sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. dien. See Thalamencephalon.

Diffraction

""DIFFUSION The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.""

""DIFFUSION The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.""

(Chemistry) a compound having two sites in the molecule that are highly reactive

""DIGITIZE to put into digital form, also DIGITISE""

""Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.""

In expansion getting badly paid leads to ruin

DILATATION Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

Dilatometer

An instrument used to measure thermal expansion and dilation in solids and liquids.

Procrastinator's fault

Sort ladies in ground being slow

Oldster is in a muddle, not knowing which course to take (wordplay)

Dimension

Dimercaprol

""DIMERIZE to make into a dimer, also DIMERISE""

A molecule that consists of a combination of two nucleotides.

Diphosphate

Diphtheroid

""To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.""

Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.

Diplodocus

Diplomatist

Those who drink and swim thus - lunatics!

Dipterocarp

Directorate

The condition or office of a director; directorate.

Disaccord

Disaccustom

Alienation; ill-will

Alienation

The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.

Let down after daughter is given a job

Sad and let-down

Crestfallen as Democrat is elected

Disapproval

Disapprover

Builder providing spa is critical

Critical of detective's program going out of range

Cut off from detective's sidekick

Sever ties, as with a group

Disconnect, separate

Disastrous

Disbowel

A disavowing or disowning.

Phonograph Records

Phonograph Records

Discomfit

Uneasy or embarrassed state

Embarrassment

Embarrassment.

Made uneasy

Discommend

DISCOMMODE To put inconvenience; to incommode; to trouble.

COMPOSING compose

The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.

Germany is united - and worried!

Second credit (anagram) - thrown

Disturbed the composure of

Disconfirm

Lacking a logical sequence

(Of speech) lacking a logical sequence

Underworld had contacts, or perhaps it didn't

Record terribly neat solo, getting down!

Merges into a big company

Sad; beyond comfort

Experiencing dissatisfaction

Unhappy woman's against temporary home provided by man

Party with any number under canvas makes one unhappy

No longer produced

Can no longer order detectives to press on with head of department

Stops selling record, not in use after remix

Discordance

Discordant

Where go-go crowds go.

Girl's payments, of a kind, covering old-time musical entertainment

""Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank. as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.""

Discourager

Putting (someone) off

Dashing hopes, record the passing of our youth (wordplay)

With noisy entertainment old city getting older is off-putting

Rude detective imprisons one polite type

Rude, inconsiderate

Ill-mannered

""Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry. as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.""

Diseconomy

Disembody

EMBOGUING embogue

Disembowel

The taking away of funds and property (from an established church)

Disfunction

Disharmony

""HARMONIZE To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport; as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize. as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize.""

Dishonesty

Base (for an American)

Shameful way to leave the service

Disillusion

Medical safeguard against underworld disease

A reduction in the rate of price increases; a lessening of inflationary pressure.

Not straightforward or candid

Not sincere

Disguise noun out of hand? That's not fair!

Disjointed

Disjunction

Dislocation

Removal from a fixed position

Dislodgment

Disloyalty

Bad-mouth good behavior (wordplay)

The failure to comply

Failure to do as one's told

Disordered

ORGANIZED organize

Disorganize

Is East in time for puzzle (wordplay)

Cause to lose bearings

Cause (someone) to lose their bearings

Disorient

Exemption (from a rule)

Exemption (from the usual requirements)

Exemption (from usual requirement)

Girl with something to tell? Writes article in that medical book

Disportment

Disposition

Deprived of land/property

Bereft by Berryman

Deprived of property or land

Dispossess

One who dispossesses.

Debates ain't so stupid if appropriately organised

Sidney comes back to position nations to release new arguments

""Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper. as, a disputatious person or temper.""

""A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.""

Disrelation

One who spreads (something) widely

Essay may be seen as sanitised rot

Essay for a degree or diploma

To a degree you have to defend it

Dissertator

One who dissimulates; a dissembler.

Dissipation

""DISSOCIATE To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.""

Action of separating

Tending or leading to dissociation.

Dissolution

Process producing spirits

Process for producing spirits

Whisky-making process

Distinction

""DISTORTION The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. as, the distortions of the face or body.""

Distraction

Most of the issue is charged and leads to handouts

Apportionment

Give out to missing Egyptian leader on charge of supplying demand

Distributor

Disunionist

A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence.

Intended to distract attention

Programme in radio's very distracting

Like some tactics journal containing one account

""DIVERSION The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business. as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.""

Light musical piece

Light orchestral work

Piece of music Verdi arranged, with tempo not changed

Divisionism

Divisionist

Divorcement

Doctrinaire

DOCUMENT to support by conclusive information

""Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion; consisting of twelve equal sides.""

Twelve-faced solid

Any polyhedron having 12 plane faces

Hooded dancer in motion revealing solid figure

""Relating to, composed in, or consisting of twelve-tone music.""

Doggedness

In an arrogant way.

DOLOMITIZE

DOLOROUS {mournful=adj}

In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.

Eddie's tomcat might well be!

Tamed like a pet

Accustomed to home life

Domesticate

DOMICILIATE To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile.

Domiciliate

DOMINATE to {control=v}

DOPAMINE a form of dopa used to stimulate the heart

Ghostly double of a live person

Living person's double

Ghostly lookalike of a human

""Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral. dorsiventral.""

Of or involving both the back and the side.

""From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal; as, the dorsoventral axis. as, the dorsoventral axis.""

Back-to-back baseball games

July 4th tradition.

Marathon at Camden Yards

Doubleness

Doublespeak

Doublethink

Lose funds but shift suspicion

Suspicion this is open to debate on four points, one of them repeated

Adjective meaning resembling

Douroucouli

Dovishness

Is not up to getting delivery from talented type that's accessible from the net

Downshift

DOWNWARD from a higher to a lower place

Doxorubicin

Doxycycline

A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines.

Turreted battleships

A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.

Drowsiness

DUMBFOUNDER dumbfound

Dumbfound

""A glassy pink, green, violet, or blue aluminum borosilicate mineral, Al 8 BSi 3 O 19 OH, used in spark-plug ceramics and as imitation lapis lazuli.""

The cardinal number equal to 10 39 .

Duplication

Dynamometer

Any of several instruments used to measure mechanical power.

Dysfunction

Difficult and painful menstruation.

Earthmoving

Part of roof subsided? Must be monitored

Listened secretly

Secretly overheard

Reproved apes (anagram)

Wiretapper, for example

Secret listener

The science or theory of church building and decoration.