11-letter words containing d, i, o, p, t
- depredation — The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- deputations — Plural form of deputation.
- dermatropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- dermotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- descriptors — Plural form of descriptor.
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- despoilment — The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
- dexiotropic — (of cleavage) spiral; twisting in a spiral fashion from left to right
- diaphoretic — relating to or causing sweat
- diapositive — a positive transparency; slide
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- didot point — (unit, text) A variant of the point, equal to 0.3759 mm, or 1/72 of a French Royal inch (27.07 mm), or about 1/68 inch. Didot points are used in Europe. This unit is named after the French printer François Ambroise Didot (1730 - 1804) who defined the "point-based" typographical measurement system.
- dilapidator — One who dilapidates, a person committing dilapidation.
- diophantine — Alternative capitalization of Diophantine.
- diopsimeter — an instrument for measuring the field of vision.
- dioptometer — an instrument for measuring the refraction of the eye.
- diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
- diphtheroid — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- diphthongal — Pertaining to a diphthong.
- diphthongia — diplophonia.
- diphthongic — of, like, or relating to a diphthong
- diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
- diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
- diplomatist — British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
- diplomatize — to use diplomacy or tact.
- diprotodons — Plural form of diprotodon.
- diprotodont — any marsupial of the group or suborder Diprotodontia, including kangaroos, phalangers, and wombats, having fewer than three upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw
- dipterocarp — A tall forest tree from which are obtained resins and timber for the export trade, occurring mainly in Southeast Asia.
- dirlotapide — A drug used to treat obesity in dogs.
- dirty power — Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly to the delicate innards of computers. Spikes, drop-outs, average voltage significantly higher or lower than nominal, or just plain noise can all cause problems of varying subtlety and severity (these are collectively known as power hits).
- disappoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disappoint.
- disceptator — a person who disputes or disagrees
- discerption — The action of pulling something apart.
- dispensator — a person who dispenses; distributor; administrator.
- disportment — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- disposition — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
- dispositive — involving or affecting disposition or settlement: a dispositive clue in a case of embezzlement.
- disproperty — to deprive of property
- disputation — the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.
- disruptions — Plural form of disruption.
- dissipation — the act of dissipating.
- diterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C20 skeleton.
- dittography — reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.
- do up right — to do carefully or thoroughly
- dope addict — Slang. a drug addict.
- dotted pair — (programming) The usual LISP syntax for representing a cons cell that is not a list. For example, the expression (cons 'foo 42) returns a cons cell that is output as (foo . 42) which represents a cons cell whose car is the symbol "foo" and whose cdr is the integer 42.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- drop a hint — If you drop a hint, you give a hint or say something in a casual way.