10-letter words containing d, i, o, p
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- dystrophin — a protein, the absence of which is believed to cause muscular dystrophy
- editorship — the office or function of an editor.
- edo period — the period of Japanese history from 1603 to 1867, when Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns
- ellipsoids — Plural form of ellipsoid.
- endopelvic — (anatomy) Within the pelvis.
- endophytic — Of or relating to an endophyte.
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.
- endoscopic — Of, or relating to endoscopy or an endoscope.
- engine pod — an aircraft turbojet unit comprising the engine and its cowling suspended by a pylon, often below the wing
- epicondyle — (anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
- epicycloid — A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling on the exterior of another circle.
- epidermoid — Of, pertaining to or composed of epidermal tissue.
- epidiorite — metamorphosed diorite, with a fibrous amphibole component
- epidotized — changed into epidote
- epileptoid — resembling epilepsy
- epitomised — Simple past tense and past participle of epitomise.
- epitomized — Simple past tense and past participle of epitomize.
- equipoised — Simple past tense and past participle of equipoise.
- euphonized — Simple past tense and past participle of euphonize.
- exopoditic — of or relating to the exopodite of certain crustaceans
- expedition — A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
- expeditors — Plural form of expeditor.
- expounding — Present participle of expound.
- field crop — any of the herbaceous plants grown on a large scale in cultivated fields: primarily a grain, forage, sugar, oil, or fiber crop.
- field stop — the aperture that limits the field of view of a lens or system of lenses.
- filopodium — a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.
- floodplain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- foodophile — (informal) A food lover.
- forcipated — Like a pair of forceps.
- fruit drop — the premature shedding of fruit from a tree before fully ripe
- glycolipid — any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield galactose or a similar sugar, a fatty acid, and sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine.
- gold point — the point at which it is equally expensive to buy, sell, export, import, or exchange gold in adjustment of foreign claims or counterclaims.
- gonopodium — the modified anal fin of a male poeciliid fish, serving as an organ of copulation.
- gossiprede — (obsolete) The relationship between a person and his sponsors.
- graphitoid — resembling graphite
- guide rope — a rope fastened, usually at an angle, to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved.
- guideposts — Plural form of guidepost.
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- heptapodic — having seven metrical feet
- hexaploidy — the condition of being a hexaploid
- hippodrome — an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.
- hipsterdom — The state of being a hipster.
- hot-dipped — coated by being dipped into molten tin or zinc.
- hydrophile — (chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
- hydroponic — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hyperoxide — superoxide.
- hyperploid — having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number.
- hyphopodia — (in a fungus) a specialized hyphal branch, composed of one or two usually lobed cells, serving for attachment and for the absorption of food.