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13-letter words containing d, a, t, l

  • occidentalize — to make Occidental.
  • odontoblastic — Relating to odontoblasts.
  • old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
  • old ritualist — Raskolnik.
  • old stone age — the Paleolithic period.
  • old testament — the first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament.
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.
  • optical drive — optical disk drive
  • optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
  • optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
  • orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
  • orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
  • orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
  • ottawa euclid — Euclid
  • outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
  • outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • over-detailed — having many details: a detailed problem.
  • overallocated — Allocated in excess.
  • overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
  • pallet loader — A device employing a vertical lift platform for the mechanical loading or unloading of pallets of freight
  • palmitic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 3 2 O 2 , obtained by hydrolysis from palm oil and natural fats, in which it occurs as the glyceride, and from spermaceti: used in the manufacture of soap.
  • pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
  • pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
  • paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
  • parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
  • parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
  • partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
  • party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
  • patrol leader — the leader of a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides
  • pattern-drill — (in foreign-language learning) a technique for practicing a linguistic structure in which students repeat a sentence or other structure, each time substituting a new element, such as a new verb, as directed by the teacher, or transforming the original structure, as in changing a statement to a question.
  • pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
  • pedestal desk — a desk with a writing surface supported by a pair of sets of drawers
  • pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
  • pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • phthalic acid — Chemistry. any of three isomeric acids having the formula C 8 H 6 O 4 , especially the ortho isomer (orthophthalic acid) a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, medicine, and perfume.
  • plant breeder — a botanist concerned with the origin and evolution of plants
  • plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
  • plasmodesmata — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
  • plastic paddy — a person who, although not born in Ireland, is of Irish descent and places great importance on Irishness
  • platinic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, H 2 PtO 3 , used chiefly in platinization.
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