10-letter words containing d, i, p, r
- dropkicker — One who dropkicks.
- dropper-in — drop-in (def 1).
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- dukkeripen — fortune-telling
- dump orbit — an earth orbit into which communications satellites may be moved at the end of their operational lives, where there is no risk of their interference or collision with working satellites in the normal orbits
- dup killer — /d[y]oop kill'r/ Software that is supposed to detect and delete duplicates of a message that may have reached the FidoNet system via different routes. See also dup loop.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- dysgraphia — inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.
- dysgraphic — a person who suffers from dysgraphia
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dyspractic — relating to or affected by dyspraxia
- dysprosium — a rare-earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare-earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; atomic weight: 162.50; atomic number: 66.
- 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
- emparadise — to turn (a place or state) into a paradise
- empire day — a former holiday celebrated in the British Empire on May 24, Queen Victoria's birthday
- enciphered — Simple past tense and past participle of encipher.
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.
- ephemeride — Of, pertaining to, or used in an ephemeris.
- ephemerids — Plural form of ephemerid.
- epicardial — Of or pertaining to the epicardium.
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- epidendrum — an orchid belonging to the Epidendrum genus
- epidermoid — Of, pertaining to or composed of epidermal tissue.
- epidiorite — metamorphosed diorite, with a fibrous amphibole component
- espadrille — A light canvas shoe with a plaited fiber sole.
- espaliered — Simple past tense and past participle of espalier.
- eurypterid — An extinct marine arthropod of a group occurring in the Paleozoic era. They are related to horseshoe crabs and resemble large scorpions with a terminal pair of paddle-shaped swimming appendages.
- expeditors — Plural form of expeditor.
- extirpated — Simple past tense and past participle of extirpate.
- 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 trip — a trip by students to gain firsthand knowledge away from the classroom, as to a museum, factory, geological area, or environment of certain plants and animals.
- fieldstrip — To disassemble a weapon for cleaning, oiling or repair.
- forcipated — Like a pair of forceps.
- french dip — a hot sandwich of roast beef, pork, or lamb, served on a crusty roll over which seasoned pan juices are poured.
- friendship — the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
- fruit drop — the premature shedding of fruit from a tree before fully ripe
- gossiprede — (obsolete) The relationship between a person and his sponsors.
- grand prix — (sometimes lowercase) any of various major automobile races over a long, arduous course, especially an international car race held each year over the same course.
- graphitoid — resembling graphite
- guide rope — a rope fastened, usually at an angle, to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- harelipped — Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.