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12-letter words containing d, i, p

  • dissepiments — Plural form of dissepiment.
  • dissipations — Plural form of dissipation.
  • disspiriting — Present participle of disspirit alternative spelling of dispiriting.
  • distemperate — (obsolete) immoderate.
  • distemperoid — resembling distemper.
  • ditriglyphic — of or pertaining to ditriglyphs
  • dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
  • dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
  • dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
  • domestic pig — Sus scrofa; an artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae, having a long head with a movable snout and a thick bristle-covered skin
  • domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
  • doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
  • dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
  • dosing strip — (in New Zealand) an area set aside for treating dogs suspected of having hydatid disease
  • double piece — a piece of plate armor for reinforcing or replacing a piece ordinarily used in a suit.
  • dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
  • drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
  • drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
  • drinks party — a cocktail party
  • dripping pan — a shallow pan placed under roasting meat to catch the dripping
  • dripping wet — If you are dripping wet, you are so wet that water is dripping from you.
  • drop a brick — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
  • drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
  • drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
  • drop forging — a product made by drop-forging
  • drop initial — inset initial.
  • drop shipper — a wholesaler or distributor who conducts business in drop shipments.
  • drum printer — a line printer that uses a rotating drum with raised characters, against which the paper is pressed.
  • dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
  • dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
  • duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
  • duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
  • duplications — Plural form of duplication.
  • dyslipidemia — (medicine) an inbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood; hypercholesterolemia.
  • dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
  • dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
  • eden prairie — a town in SE Minnesota.
  • edge species — a species of animal or plant living primarily in an ecotone
  • elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
  • encaptivated — Simple past tense and past participle of encaptivate.
  • enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
  • encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
  • encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
  • endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
  • endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
  • endoperoxide — one of the substances formed in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins
  • ephemeridian — relating to ephemera
  • epicycloidal — Of or pertaining to an epicycloid.
  • epidemically — In the manner of an epidemic.
  • epidemiology — The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
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