13-letter words containing d, p, o
- diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
- dilapidations — Plural form of dilapidation.
- 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.
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diphthongized — Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize.
- dipleidoscope — an instrument that uses a telescope and a hollow prism to see when the sun crosses the meridian
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- diplock court — in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury
- diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
- dipole moment — electric dipole moment.
- diprotic acid — any acid with two hydrogen atoms in its molecule that are capable of being released or ionized in water, such as sulphuric acid and carbonic acid
- diprotodontid — any of the extinct marsupials belonging to the genus Diprotodon, characterized by having two incisor teeth in the bottom jaw
- dipsomaniacal — Pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disceptatious — disputable
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- 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
- dispassionate — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dispensations — Plural form of dispensation.
- displantation — the removal of a plantation
- disponibility — Availability.
- disposability — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- dispositional — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
- dispositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of disposition.
- dispositively — in a dispositive manner
- dispossessing — Present participle of dispossess.
- dispossession — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- dispossessory — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- dock-walloper — a casual laborer about docks or wharves.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- 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
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- donnan uptake — The Donnan uptake is the uptake of an electrolyte (= a substance which electricity can pass through) as a neutral pair of ions during a sorption process.
- 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.