12-letter words containing a, d, p, t, e
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- die stamping — the production of words or decoration on a surface by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- diet pyramid — food pyramid (def 2).
- dinner party — social gathering over evening meal
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- diphosphates — a pyrophosphate.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- disappointed — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disceptation — (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- dispensation — an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- dispensative — Granting dispensation.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- display type — type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.
- dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- dissapointed — Misspelling of disappointed.
- distemperate — (obsolete) immoderate.
- down payment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
- 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.
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- dwarf planet — a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- empty-handed — carrying nothing
- empty-headed — If you describe someone as empty-headed, you mean that they are not very intelligent and often do silly things.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encaptivated — Simple past tense and past participle of encaptivate.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- 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.
- expediential — Governed by expediency; seeking advantage.
- 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.
- 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.
- fortified pa — a Māori hilltop dwelling with trenches and palisades for defensive occupation