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11-letter words containing d, i, p, l, e

  • erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers
  • espadrilles — Plural form of espadrille.
  • exemplified — Simple past tense and past participle of exemplify.
  • expediently — In an expedient manner.
  • feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
  • fender pile — a pile, usually one of a group, set beside ferry slips, wharves, etc., to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact.
  • field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
  • field-strip — to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection.
  • fieldpieces — Plural form of fieldpiece.
  • file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
  • glide plane — a symmetry element of a space group such that a reflection of the lattice with respect to the plane and a translation of the lattice parallel to the plane bring the lattice back to its original position.
  • glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
  • glimepiride — A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
  • gospel side — (in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.
  • haloperidol — a major antipsychotic agent, C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.
  • heteroploid — (biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
  • holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
  • holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
  • hyperboloid — a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
  • hyperlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink.
  • hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
  • ideal point — the point at infinity in projective geometry at which parallel lines intersect.
  • idle pulley — a loose pulley made to press or rest on a belt in order to tighten or guide it.
  • implemented — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
  • imprudently — Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
  • inadaptable — lacking the ability to adapt
  • incompleted — Incomplete, uncompleted.
  • index plate — a plate perforated with rows of different numbers of equally spaced holes as a guide for indexing work.
  • induplicate — folded or rolled inward: said of the parts of the calyx or corolla when the edges are bent abruptly toward the axis, or of leaves in vernation when the edges are rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping.
  • inside loop — a loop during which the top of the airplane is on the inner side of the curve described by the course of flight.
  • interlisp-d — Xerox's Interlisp with deep binding.
  • iproclozide — A hydrazine drug previously used as an antidepressant, known to cause fulminant hepatitis.
  • kewpie doll — a doll having rosy cheeks and a curl of hair on its head
  • kinderspiel — a play or piece of musical theatre performed by children
  • lake placid — a town in NE New York, in the Adirondack Mountains: resort.
  • lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
  • lead pencil — a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.
  • lead piping — pipes made of lead
  • leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
  • leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
  • led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
  • led printer — (printer)   (Or "LED page printer") A printer which is similar in operation to a laser printer, but where an array of LEDs is used in place of the laser.
  • leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
  • leopold iii — 1901–83, king of Belgium 1934–51 (son of Albert I).
  • lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
  • lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
  • lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
  • lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
  • lipopeptide — (biochemistry) An organic compound of lipids and peptides.
  • lis pendens — a pending suit listed on the court docket.
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