12-letter words containing a, d, p, o
- draughtproof — That prevents the access of draughts.
- drop a brick — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- drop initial — inset initial.
- dropout rate — the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college course
- dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- eavesdropped — Simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop.
- eavesdropper — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- epicycloidal — Of or pertaining to an epicycloid.
- epidiascopes — Plural form of epidiascope.
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- exopeptidase — any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain
- expectorated — Simple past tense and past participle of expectorate.
- expeditation — the act of expeditating a dog
- export trade — the area of business or industry concerned with the export of goods or services
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.
- expropriated — Simple past tense and past participle of expropriate.
- extrapolated — Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- feldspathose — (mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
- fernando póo — Bioko
- flameproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of flameproof.
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- food pyramid — successive levels of predation in a food chain represented schematically as a pyramid because upper levels normally consist of decreasing numbers of larger predators.
- foot-poundal — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-pdl.
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation
- forward pass — a pass in which the ball is thrown in the direction of advance toward the opponent's goal.
- forward post — the position held by a soldier on the forward line
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- fried potato — Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat.
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- gold-plating — the incorporation of costly and unnecessary features or refinements into a product or structure.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- gonadotropin — a gonadotropic substance.
- grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
- grana padano — a rich semifat hard cheese with a granular texture, often used grated, esp on pasta dishes and soups
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.