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13-letter words containing d, p, h, i

  • diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
  • dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
  • dien bien phu — a town in NW Vietnam: site of defeat of French forces by Vietminh 1954, bringing to an end the French rule of Indochina.
  • diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
  • diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
  • digraphically — in a digraphic manner
  • 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.
  • diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
  • diphenylamine — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble benzene derivative, C 12 H 11 N, used chiefly in the preparation of various dyes, as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose propellants, and for the detection of oxidizing agents in analytical chemistry.
  • diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
  • diphthongized — Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize.
  • direct speech — actual words spoken, not quoted or reported
  • directorships — Plural form of directorship.
  • discographies — Plural form of discography.
  • 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.
  • dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
  • dispatch case — attaché case.
  • dispense with — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
  • dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
  • dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
  • dolichocephal — a person with a head much longer than it is broad
  • dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
  • 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.
  • draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
  • drilling ship — a ship provided with drilling equipment and used especially for carrying out test drills
  • drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
  • drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
  • dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
  • elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
  • endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
  • epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
  • exhaustipated — Too tired to care about anything.
  • feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.
  • fellowshipped — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
  • food shopping — shopping to buy food
  • freight depot — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
  • gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
  • gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
  • gonadotrophin — a gonadotropic substance.
  • graphics card — graphics adaptor
  • hardship fund — funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
  • hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
  • hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
  • heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
  • heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
  • hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
  • hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
  • herod agrippa — (Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).
  • herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
  • high-spending — spending more than is necessary or appropriate
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