13-letter words containing d, i, s, a, l
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
- milne-edwards — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1800–85, French zoologist.
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
- misclassified — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- mistranslated — Simple past tense and past participle of mistranslate.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- molluscicidal — relating to a preparation that kills molluscs
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
- multistranded — having several strands
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nondisposable — Not disposable.
- nondivisional — Not divisional.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nucleic acids — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
- odontoblastic — Relating to odontoblasts.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
- old ritualist — Raskolnik.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- ordinary loss — An ordinary loss is a loss in the course of normal business.
- orsellic acid — an acid found in lichens
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
- palisade cell — a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parris island — a U.S. Marine Corps base, recruit depot, and training station in SE South Carolina, SW of Beaufort and S of Port Royal Island.
- parry islands — former name of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- phillips head — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.