14-letter words containing d, i, s, e, p
- eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- endopeptidases — Plural form of endopeptidase.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- epidemiologist — A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
- expansion bend — a loop in a pipe conveying hot fluid that provides flexibility which takes up thermal expansion and thus reduces temperature-induced stress in the pipe to an acceptable level
- expansion card — (hardware) A circuit board which can be plugged into one of a computer's expansion slots to provide some optional extra facility such as additional RAM, disk controller, coprocessor, graphics accelerator, communication device or some special-purpose interface. Different computers have different standards for the cards they accept, e.g. PCI.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- fashion parade — a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
- fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
- field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
- field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
- fireproof dish — a dish that can withstand heat
- flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- fluid pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- friday prayers — the congregational prayers observed by Muslims every Friday
- goodfellowship — cheerful company
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hydronephrosis — dilation of the branches and pelvic cavity of the kidney, caused by an accumulation of urine resulting from obstruction of normal outflow.
- hydroperoxides — Plural form of hydroperoxide.
- hypercivilised — extremely or excessively civilized
- hypermodernism — a hypermodern approach or theory
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- independencies — Plural form of independency.
- indiscerptible — not discerptible; indivisible.
- indispensables — Plural form of indispensable.
- indisposedness — The condition or quality of being indisposed.
- inland passage — Inside Passage
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- inside passage — protected sea route along the W coast of North America, from Seattle, Wash., to the N part of the Alas. panhandle: the route uses channels and straits between islands and the mainland: c. 950 mi (1,529 km) long
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.