11-letter words containing d, i, a, p, y
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- odynophagia — Severe pain in mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paddy field — a flooded piece of land used for growing rice
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- paris daisy — marguerite (def 1).
- pay dispute — a disagreement between workers and employers concerning salary
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- pentaploidy — the condition of being pentaploid
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- pineal body — (formerly) the pineal gland.
- pioneer day — a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.
- plaid cymru — the Welsh nationalist party
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- polling day — date of election voting
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- predicatory — of or relating to preaching.
- predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- prison yard — a piece of enclosed ground attached to a prison, where prisoners may take exercise at certain times
- prodigality — the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
- psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
- pyramidical — pyramidal.
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- radiography — the production of radiographs.
- radiopacity — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
- retired pay — retirement pay; pension
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- superdainty — very dainty
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- third party — any party to an incident, case, quarrel, etc., who is incidentally involved.
- trepidatory — characterized by trepidation
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- undisplayed — (of a bird) represented with wings and legs spread: an eagle displayed.
- videography — the art or process of making films with a video camera.
- vin de pays — the wine of a particular region, usually available only in the region where the wine is made; local wine.
- vin du pays — vin de pays.