11-letter words containing d, i, p, e
- pearl diver — a person who dives for pearl oysters or other pearl-bearing mollusks.
- pectic acid — any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.
- pedagogical — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedagoguish — resembling or reminiscent of a pedagogue
- pedal piano — a piano having a pedal keyboard of 29 notes and connected with an action placed at the back where a special soundboard, covered with 29 strings, is built into the case.
- pedal point — a sustained bass note, over which the other parts move bringing about changing harmonies
- pedanticise — to be pedantic
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedanticize — to be pedantic
- pedicellate — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
- pediococcus — any of several spherical, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Pediococcus, producing acid and clouding in beer and wort.
- pedobaptism — the baptism of infants.
- pedobaptist — a person who advocates or practices pedobaptism.
- pedodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pedodontist — a specialist in pedodontics.
- pedogenesis — the process of soil formation.
- pedogenetic — the process of soil formation.
- pedological — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedomorphic — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- peking duck — a Chinese dish consisting of roast duck with a crispy skin; the meat is served with strips of vegetables, steamed pancakes, and hoisin sauce
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- pen and ink — A pen and ink drawing is done using a pen rather than a pencil.
- pendulosity — the state or quality of being pendulous
- peng dehuai — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist military leader: defense minister 1954–59.
- pentagonoid — like a pentagon in shape.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- pentamidine — an antiprotozoal substance, C 1 9 H 2 4 N 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii.
- pentaploidy — the condition of being pentaploid
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- pentlandite — a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.
- perceivedly — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perduellion — high treason
- perduration — the act of lasting forever or enduring continually; the capacity to endure indefinitely
- pericardiac — of or relating to the pericardium.
- pericardial — of or relating to the pericardium.
- pericardium — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- peridesmium — the membrane of cellular tissue surrounding a ligament
- perigordian — of, relating to, or characteristic of an Upper Paleolithic cultural epoch in southern France, especially of the Périgord region.
- period pain — Period pain is the pain that some women have when they have a monthly period.
- periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- periodontia — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- permittedly — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- personified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- petticoated — wearing a petticoat
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena