10-letter words containing d, o, p
- put to bed — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- pycnogonid — any marine arthropod of the class Pycnogonida, having small bodies and long legs
- pyramidion — a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyromeride — a devitrified form of rhyolite, having a nodular appearance and spherulitic texture
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quadripole — an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
- quadrupole — a set of four associated positive and negative electric charges or two associated magnetic dipoles
- r-dropping — (of certain pronunciations of English) characterized by the absence of the sound (r) in postvocalic position in the same syllable, as often encountered in speech identified with the southern and eastern United States and with most of England; r-less.
- radarscope — the viewing screen of radar equipment.
- radio play — a play written for broadcasting on radio
- radiograph — Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
- radiopager — a small radio receiver fitted with a buzzer to alert a person to telephone their home, office, etc, to receive a message
- radiopaque — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radiophare — a radiotelegraphic station used by vessels to determine their positions; radio beacon.
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- radiophoto — an image created by radio waves rather than light
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- radioscopy — the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.
- read up on — If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it.
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- recomputed — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- redemptory — of or relating to redemption; redemptive.
- redisposed — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- reportedly — according to report or rumor: Reportedly, he is a billionaire.
- reproached — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproducer — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rhodophane — the red colour found in the inner cones of the retina in animals
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- ripcording — (audio) (From "ripping" and "recording") Encoding streaming digital audio from the Internet to an MP3 file or similar. Ripcording is commononly used to copy commercial music from a free stream instead of paying to download.
- ripidolite — a mineral of the chlorite group, essentially hydrated magnesium and aluminum silicate with some ferrous iron.
- road apple — a piece of horse manure on or at the side of a road.
- rood spire — a spire over the crossing of a church.
- roodepoort — an industrial city in NE South Africa, in the Witwatersrand. Pop: 172 601 (2001)
- rope's end — a short piece of rope, esp as formerly used for flogging sailors
- ropedancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- round tape — (storage, jargon) Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape, opposite: square tape.
- round trip — a trip to a given place and back again: Fares for round trips often have a discount.
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- sandgroper — a nickname for a Western Australian
- sappanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.