13-letter words containing a, d, p
- diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
- diaphragmatic — of the diaphragm.
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- diazo process — a method for printing on paper treated with a diazo compound that disintegrates upon exposure to light and developing the unexposed areas by the use of diazo dyes.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- digitipinnate — (of a compound leaf) digitate with pinnate leaflets.
- digraphically — in a digraphic manner
- dilapidations — Plural form of dilapidation.
- dip-and-scarp — (of topography) characterized by alternating steeper scarp slopes and gentler dip slopes
- diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
- diphenylamine — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble benzene derivative, C 12 H 11 N, used chiefly in the preparation of various dyes, as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose propellants, and for the detection of oxidizing agents in analytical chemistry.
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
- diprotic acid — any acid with two hydrogen atoms in its molecule that are capable of being released or ionized in water, such as sulphuric acid and carbonic acid
- dipsomaniacal — Pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
- disapparelled — undressed; naked
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- discapacitate — to incapacitate (a person)
- disceptatious — disputable
- disciplinable — subject to or meriting disciplinary action: a disciplinable breach of rules.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- discrepancies — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- disk capacity — the maximum number of bytes that can be held on a disk
- disparagement — the act of disparaging.
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- disparateness — The degree to which a thing is disparate.
- dispassionate — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dispatch case — attaché case.
- dispensations — Plural form of dispensation.
- displacements — Plural form of displacement.
- displantation — the removal of a plantation
- display panel — an electronic screen on which information can be displayed
- disposability — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- dispositional — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
- dispraisingly — By way of dispraise.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- dock-walloper — a casual laborer about docks or wharves.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- dole cupboard — a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
- dolichocephal — a person with a head much longer than it is broad
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- donnan uptake — The Donnan uptake is the uptake of an electrolyte (= a substance which electricity can pass through) as a neutral pair of ions during a sorption process.
- doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.