Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z docimology The science of testing or assessment, as in assaying metals, education, or elsewhere docious Docile, amenable to order. docity Docility; quickness of comprehension. Dociu A surname from Romanian. dock Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. dockable That can be docked. dockage Docks collectively; dock space. dockboard A platform used to provide a level surface for loading and unloading goods between a loading dock and a vehicle. docken A dock (plant); Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus. Dockendorf A surname. docker One who performs docking, as of tails. dockerin Any of a class of proteins that interact with cohesin dockerize To package software by means of the Docker platform. dockerized packaged by means of the Docker platform dockers Fremantle Football Club, an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, a suburb of Perth. Dockery A surname. docket A summary; a brief digest. docketer One who dockets. docketing The act by which something is docketed. dockhand Someone who works at a dock. dockie A dockworker. docking The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal. Dockins A surname. dockization conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam dockize To convert (an area of water) into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam. dockland The land area surrounding a dock, especially the renovated or gentrified areas surrounding a former dock. docklander An inhabitant of the docklands. docklands An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port. dockless Without a dock (in various senses). docklike Resembling or characteristic of a dock (place for securing vessels). dockline A mooring cable / rope dockling An obsolete GUI element similar to taskbars dockmackie A viburnum of species Viburnum acerifolium, native to eastern North America. dockman A man who works on a dock. dockmaster Someone in charge of a dock, or of docking. dockmistress A female dockmaster. dockominium A boat slip sold like a condominium, so that the owner has exclusive use of the slip and shared use of common areas of the marina. dockplate Synonym of dockboard. Dockrell A surname. docks A collection of docks, wharves, warehouses and offices dockside The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship. docksider A boat shoe often used as casual footwear. Dockstader A surname from German. Dockter A surname. Docktor A surname from German. dockworker A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight. dockworking Work at a dock, typically loading and unloading freight. docky Lunch. dockyard A place where ships are repaired or outfitted. dockyardman A laborer employed in a dockyard. docodont Any of several extinct mammals of the order Docodonta. docodontan Any extinct mammaliaform of the order Docodonta docodontid Any extinct mammaliaform in the family Docodontidae. docoglossan Any member of the Docoglossa. docoglossate Of or relating to the Docoglossa, a taxonomic order of limpets. doconazole An antifungal drug. docosadiene A diene with a 22-carbon chain and two double bonds. docosadienoate Any salt or ester of docosadienoic acid docosadienoic Of or pertaining to a docosadienoic acid or its derivatives docosadioate Any salt or ester of a docosadioic acid docosahexaenoate Any salt or ester of docosahexaenoic acid. docosahexaenoic Of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives docosahexaenoyl The univalent radical derived from docosahexaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group. docosahexenoate Any salt or ester of docosahexenoic acid docosahydrate Any compound that has twenty-two water molecules per molecule or unit cell docosane Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₀CH₃. docosanediol Any diol derived from docosane docosanoic Of or pertaining to docosanoic acid or its derivatives; behenic docosanoid Any of various signalling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty-two-carbon essential fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, including some resolvins and the docosatrienes. docosanol A saturated aliphatic alcohol containing 22 carbon atoms, used mainly as an antiviral agent, specifically for treatment of cold sores docosanoyl The univalent radical derived from docosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group docosapentaene Any alkene that contains 22 carbon atoms and five double bonds. docosapentaenoate Any salt or ester of a docosapentaenoic acid docosapentaenoic Of or pertaining to docosapentaenoic acid or its derivatives docosatetraene A diene that has 22 carbon atoms and four double bonds. docosatetraenoic Of or pertaining to docosatetraenoic acid or its derivatives; adrenic docosatetraenoylethanolamide An endogenous fatty-acid ethanolamide derived from docosatetraenoic acid and structurally related to the endocannabinoid anandamide. docosatriene A compound containing conjugated triene structures generated from docosahexaenoic acid. docosatrienoate Any salt or ester of docosatrienoic acid docosenamide An acid amide of a docosenoic acid docosene A linear alkene that consists of 22 carbon atoms and contains one double bond. docosenoate A salt or ester of docosenoic acid. docosenoic Relating to docosenoic acid or its derivatives docosenoyl The univalent radical derived from docosenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group docosyl The univalent radical derived from docosane or docosanol docroot A folder located on a web server which contains all of a website's pages. docs documentation docset A set of related documents. docstring A string literal specified in source code that is used, like a comment, to document a specific segment of code, but remains available at run-time. Docter A surname. doctiloquent Speaking learnedly. doctor A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK. doctorable Of a symptom or medical problem, worth taking to a doctor. doctoral Relating to a doctorate. doctorally in the manner of a doctor, or up to a doctorate level doctorand A postgraduate aiming to receive a doctorate; a Ph.D. student. doctorandus A person who has passed a doctoral exam at a university, but has not yet attained a doctorate. doctorate The highest degree awarded by a university faculty. doctorbush Any of several leadworts, including those of species Plumbago scandens and Plumbago zeylanica. doctorcraft The skills and expertise of a doctor; medicine. doctordom The realm or sphere of doctors; doctors, collectively. doctored Altered; falsified; skewed; manipulated. doctorer One who doctors. doctorese The jargon used by medical doctors. doctoress A female doctor. doctorfish Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact. doctorhood The status or period of being a doctor. doctorial doctoral doctorially By, or in the manner of, a doctor. doctoring Treatment by a doctor; the practice of treating the sick; practising medicine. doctorish Of or pertaining to the qualities of a doctor. doctorishness The state or quality of being like a doctor. doctorize To work as a doctor. doctorless Without a doctor or doctors. doctorlike Resembling or characteristic of a doctor. doctorling A minor, subordinate, or inferior doctor doctorly In the manner of a doctor. Doctorow A surname. Doctorowian Of or pertaining to E. L. Doctorow (1931–2015), American novelist, editor, and professor. doctorship Professional position or title of a doctor. doctorspeak The jargon used by doctors; medical language. doctory Resembling or characteristic of a doctor. doctress A female doctor, chiefly a physician. doctrinable Of the nature of doctrine, or able to be doctrined. doctrinaire A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility. doctrinairely In a doctrinaire way; according to some strict doctrine. doctrinairism doctrinaire attitudes generally doctrinal Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine. doctrinalism The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose. doctrinalist A person who adheres to a doctrine. doctrinality The quality of being doctrinal. doctrinally In a doctrinal manner; in terms of doctrine. doctrinarian A doctrinaire. doctrinarianism The principles or practices of doctrinaires. doctrinarily In a doctrinary manner or context; in terms of doctrine. doctrinarity The quality of being doctrinaire. doctrinary Of, relating to, or following a doctrine. doctrination indoctrination doctrine A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters. doctrineless Without a doctrine. doctrinelessness Absence of doctrine. doctrinism doctrinal rigidity; using a doctrine without any criticism. doctrinization The preaching or promulgation of a doctrine. doctrinize To preach a doctrine. doctrix A female doctor, chiefly a physician. doctype A directive that associates an SGML or XML document (such as a webpage) with a Document Type Definition, potentially affecting how it is parsed and rendered. docucam A document camera. docucomedy A comedy presented as though it were a documentary. docudrama A type of drama (a film, play, television show, etc.) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events. docudramatic Of or relating to docudrama.