15-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p
- data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
- data protection — (in Britain) safeguards for individuals relating to personal data stored on a computer
- deception table — a table of the 18th century made so as to conceal its true function, as in serving as a cabinet for a chamber pot.
- decompositional — Of or pertaining to decomposition.
- departmentalism — division into departments, esp when resulting in impaired efficiency
- departmentalize — to organize into departments, esp excessively
- depletion layer — a region at the interface between dissimilar zones of conductivity in a semiconductor, in which there are few charge carriers
- deposit account — A deposit account is a type of bank account where the money in it earns interest.
- deprivatization — The act or process of deprivatizing.
- despecification — The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
- developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
- developing tank — a container used to develop photographic film and which enables the film to be developed in daylight
- dictation speed — a speed of speaking that enables someone to take down what is being said
- die standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- digital mapping — a method of preparing maps in which the data is stored in a computer for ease of access and updating
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disappointments — Plural form of disappointment.
- disincorporated — Simple past tense and past participle of disincorporate.
- dispassionately — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
- dispositionally — In a dispositional manner.
- disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- dna fingerprint — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
- draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
- draughtsmanship — (British) alternative spelling of draftsmanship.
- drip irrigation — a system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
- east providence — a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.
- edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
- egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
- egyptian jasper — a type of jasper, generally with zones of colour, found in desert regions of Egypt
- electing a pope — (electronics, humour) (From the smoke signals given out when the guys in funny hats choose a new Pope) Causing an integrated circuit or other electronic component to emit smoke by passing too much current through it. See magic smoke.
- emancipationist — An advocate of the emancipation of slaves.
- enamel painting — the art or process of decorating an object made of metal, porcelain, etc. using enamel paint
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- encephalization — (biology) the amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total body mass.
- encephalopathic — Relating to encephalopathy.
- engraving plate — a metal, usually steel, plate on which an image is engraved in order to be reproduced
- enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
- enteropeptidase — Enterokinase.
- entrance permit — a permit issued by the government of a country allowing nationals of other countries to enter
- entrepreneurial — Characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.
- epicyclic train — a cluster of gears consisting of a central gearwheel with external teeth (the sun), a coaxial gearwheel of greater diameter with internal teeth (the annulus), and one or more planetary gears engaging with both of them to provide a large gear ratio in a compact space
- exceptionalness — The quality of being exceptional.
- exemplification — The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
- expansion joint — structural feature: gap to allow for expansion or contraction
- experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
- experientialist — A proponent of experientialism.