12-letter words containing d, e, a, p, n
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- dissapointed — Misspelling of disappointed.
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
- doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
- 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.
- drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- 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.
- eden prairie — a town in SE Minnesota.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- empty-handed — carrying nothing
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encaptivated — Simple past tense and past participle of encaptivate.
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- ephemeridian — relating to ephemera
- expediential — Governed by expediency; seeking advantage.
- expeditation — the act of expeditating a dog
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- fernando póo — Bioko
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- hairpin bend — A hairpin bend or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- hand-painted — painted by a person rather than a machine
- hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
- handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hope diamond — a sapphire-blue Indian diamond, the largest blue diamond in the world, weighing 44.5 carats and supposedly cut from a bigger diamond that was once part of the French crown jewels: now in the Smithsonian Institution.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.