12-letter words containing d, i, p, a
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
- bedside lamp — a lamp beside a bed
- blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- bridal party — the people who accompany the bride as she comes to her wedding
- bridge a gap — to remedy a deficiency
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calendar api — Calendar Application Programming Interface
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- candied peel — fruit skin which has been impregnated or encrusted with sugar or syrup, esp that of citrus fruits
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- caproic acid — oily acid found in milk
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- chip and dip — a bowl or plate for holding potato chips or crackers with a smaller bowl, often placed in the center, for holding dip: usually sold as a set.
- chip and pin — Chip and PIN is a method of paying for goods you have bought by using both a bank card and a PIN number.
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- cupid's dart — blue succory.
- cupid's-dart — blue succory.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dallapiccola — Luigi (luˈiːdʒi). 1904–75, Italian composer of twelve-tone music. His works include the opera Il Prigioniero (1944–48) and the ballet Marsia (1948)
- dancing step — balanced step.