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11-letter words containing a, p, d, t

  • epoxidation — (organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound (especially an alkene) into an epoxide.
  • exasperated — Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.
  • expatriated — Simple past tense and past participle of expatriate.
  • expiry date — the date on which something comes to an end, can no longer be used, or is no longer safe to be eaten
  • feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
  • flat-packed — (of a piece of furniture, equipment, or other construction) supplied in pieces packed into a flat box for assembly by the buyer
  • focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
  • gap-toothed — having a noticeable space between two teeth.
  • garden path — paved walkway
  • garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
  • giant panda — panda (def 1).
  • giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
  • gold-plated — secure, valuable
  • gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
  • grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
  • graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
  • grandparent — a parent of a parent.
  • graphitized — (chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite.
  • hand puppet — a puppet made of a hollow head sewn or glued to material that fits over the hand, concealing the fingers and thumb, which manipulate it.
  • hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
  • headstripes — Plural form of headstripe.
  • heartshaped — Alternative form of heart-shaped.
  • heating pad — a flexible fabric-covered pad containing insulated electrical heating elements for applying heat especially to the body.
  • heptahedron — a solid figure having seven faces.
  • heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
  • hippodamist — a horse-tamer
  • hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
  • hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
  • hypoacidity — acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice.
  • ideal point — the point at infinity in projective geometry at which parallel lines intersect.
  • ideopraxist — a person who is impelled to carry out an idea
  • impedimenta — Equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance.
  • impregnated — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • inadaptable — lacking the ability to adapt
  • index plate — a plate perforated with rows of different numbers of equally spaced holes as a guide for indexing work.
  • india print — a plain-weave cotton fabric from India with brillantly colored block-print designs, or a fabric resembling this.
  • induplicate — folded or rolled inward: said of the parts of the calyx or corolla when the edges are bent abruptly toward the axis, or of leaves in vernation when the edges are rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping.
  • inspissated — Simple past tense and past participle of inspissate.
  • interspaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interspace.
  • jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
  • land patent — an official document by which title to a portion of public land is conveyed from the government.
  • landscapist — an artist who paints landscapes.
  • lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
  • lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
  • leptodactyl — leptodactylous
  • lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
  • madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
  • maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
  • manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
  • metaphrased — Translated literally.
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