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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.
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