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13-letter words containing d, o, p, l, e

  • depoliticized — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticize.
  • depoliticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize.
  • depolymerized — Simple past tense and past participle of depolymerize.
  • deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
  • dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
  • developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
  • devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
  • dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
  • diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
  • diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
  • dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
  • dip one's lid — to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
  • diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
  • dipleidoscope — an instrument that uses a telescope and a hollow prism to see when the sun crosses the meridian
  • dipole moment — electric dipole moment.
  • disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
  • 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
  • dispositively — in a dispositive manner
  • dock-walloper — a casual laborer about docks or wharves.
  • dodecylphenol — a thick, straw-colored, water-insoluble liquid mixture of isomers having the formula C 18 H 30 O, used chiefly as a solvent and as an intermediate for surface-active agents.
  • dole cupboard — a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
  • dolichocephal — a person with a head much longer than it is broad
  • doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.
  • doppler laser — a technique for measuring the shift in frequency between the source and reflected radiation of a laser.
  • doppler radar — a radar tracking system that determines the velocity of a moving object by measuring the Doppler shift of the frequency of a radar signal reflected by the object.
  • doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
  • double paddle — a paddle with a blade at each end, as that of the kayak.
  • double spread — any pair of facing pages in a completed book, magazine, etc.
  • double-dipper — Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
  • double-dumped — (of a wool bale) compressed, with two bales occupying the volume-equivalent of one ordinary bale
  • double-duplex — (communications)   (From telegraphy) A full-duplex link with two telegraphers (a sender and a receiver) at each end, to simultaneously transmit in both directions. Compare: single-duplex.
  • double-ripper — bobsled (def 2).
  • doublespeaker — a person who uses doublespeak
  • drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
  • drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
  • dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
  • early adopter — a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.
  • elastoplasted — Covered with Elastoplast.
  • electroplated — Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate.
  • encyclopaedia — (chiefly, UK, Australia) alternative spelling of encyclopedia.
  • encyclopaedic — Alternative spelling of encyclopedic.
  • encyclopedian — including a wide circle of learning
  • encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
  • encyclopedism — Comprehensive learning or knowledge.
  • encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
  • endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
  • endopolyploid — relating to endopolyploidy
  • epanadiplosis — a figure of speech involving the same word being used at the beginning and the end
  • epicondylitis — A painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
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