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13-letter words containing d, i, p

  • diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
  • diphthongized — Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize.
  • dipleidoscope — an instrument that uses a telescope and a hollow prism to see when the sun crosses the meridian
  • diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
  • diplock court — in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury
  • diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
  • dipole moment — electric dipole moment.
  • diprotic acid — any acid with two hydrogen atoms in its molecule that are capable of being released or ionized in water, such as sulphuric acid and carbonic acid
  • diprotodontid — any of the extinct marsupials belonging to the genus Diprotodon, characterized by having two incisor teeth in the bottom jaw
  • dipsomaniacal — Pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
  • dipstick test — a test for detecting the presence of sugar in the urine, as in diabetes.
  • direct speech — actual words spoken, not quoted or reported
  • directorships — Plural form of directorship.
  • disapparelled — undressed; naked
  • disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
  • disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
  • discapacitate — to incapacitate (a person)
  • disceptatious — disputable
  • disciplinable — subject to or meriting disciplinary action: a disciplinable breach of rules.
  • discographies — Plural form of discography.
  • discrepancies — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
  • disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
  • disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
  • disfellowship — (in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.
  • disgospelling — depriving of access to the gospel
  • disk capacity — the maximum number of bytes that can be held on a disk
  • disk striping — data striping
  • disparagement — the act of disparaging.
  • disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • disparateness — The degree to which a thing is disparate.
  • dispassionate — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
  • dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
  • dispatch case — attaché case.
  • dispensations — Plural form of dispensation.
  • dispense with — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
  • dispersedness — the state of being dispersed
  • dispiritingly — In a dispiriting manner.
  • displacements — Plural form of displacement.
  • displantation — the removal of a plantation
  • display panel — an electronic screen on which information can be displayed
  • disponibility — Availability.
  • disposability — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
  • dispositional — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
  • dispositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of disposition.
  • dispositively — in a dispositive manner
  • dispossessing — Present participle of dispossess.
  • dispossession — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
  • dispossessory — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
  • dispraisingly — By way of dispraise.
  • disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
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