13-letter words containing d, i, o, p
- deployability — Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
- depoliticised — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticized — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticize.
- depoliticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize.
- depolymerized — Simple past tense and past participle of depolymerize.
- deposit money — checks, letters of credit, etc., that circulate and are payable on demand.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- deprotonation — (chemistry) The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.
- deptford pink — a plant, Dianthus armeria, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having slender, erect stems and leaves and clusters of small, bright pink flowers.
- dermatotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- deuteroscopic — of or relating to deuteroscopy; of second sight
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diamond point — a diamond-tipped engraving tool
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
- diazo process — a method for printing on paper treated with a diazo compound that disintegrates upon exposure to light and developing the unexposed areas by the use of diazo dyes.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
- dilapidations — Plural form of dilapidation.
- dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
- dip one's lid — to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
- diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diphthongized — Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize.
- dipleidoscope — an instrument that uses a telescope and a hollow prism to see when the sun crosses the meridian
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- diplock court — in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury
- diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
- dipole moment — electric dipole moment.
- diprotic acid — any acid with two hydrogen atoms in its molecule that are capable of being released or ionized in water, such as sulphuric acid and carbonic acid
- diprotodontid — any of the extinct marsupials belonging to the genus Diprotodon, characterized by having two incisor teeth in the bottom jaw
- dipsomaniacal — Pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disceptatious — disputable
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- disfellowship — (in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.
- disgospelling — depriving of access to the gospel
- dispassionate — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dispensations — Plural form of dispensation.