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11-letter words containing d, r, i, p, l

  • duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
  • erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers
  • espadrilles — Plural form of espadrille.
  • fender pile — a pile, usually one of a group, set beside ferry slips, wharves, etc., to guide approaching vessels and driven so as to yield slightly when struck in order to lessen the shock of contact.
  • field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
  • field-strip — to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection.
  • file-powder — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
  • glimepiride — A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
  • haloperidol — a major antipsychotic agent, C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.
  • heteroploid — (biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
  • holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
  • hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
  • hyperboloid — a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
  • hyperlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink.
  • hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
  • imprudently — Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
  • interlisp-d — Xerox's Interlisp with deep binding.
  • iproclozide — A hydrazine drug previously used as an antidepressant, known to cause fulminant hepatitis.
  • kinderspiel — a play or piece of musical theatre performed by children
  • leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
  • leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
  • led printer — (printer)   (Or "LED page printer") A printer which is similar in operation to a laser printer, but where an array of LEDs is used in place of the laser.
  • leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
  • lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
  • lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
  • lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
  • lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
  • mildewproof — able to withstand or repel the effect of mildew.
  • milk powder — dry milk.
  • multiperiod — Relating to multiple periods.
  • old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
  • overplaided — (of a garment) covered with a design consisting of an overplaid
  • palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • paragliding — a sport resembling hang gliding, in which a person jumps from an aircraft or high place wearing a wide, rectangular, steerable parachute.
  • paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • parlourmaid — In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
  • partialized — to bias.
  • pearl danio — a slender iridescent tropical cyprinid, Brachydanio albolineatus, from parts of southeast Asia: a popular freshwater aquarium fish.
  • pearl diver — a person who dives for pearl oysters or other pearl-bearing mollusks.
  • perceivedly — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
  • perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perduellion — high treason
  • pericardial — of or relating to the pericardium.
  • periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
  • permittedly — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • philanderer — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
  • pile driver — a machine for driving piles, usually composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile.
  • pile-driver — a machine for driving piles, usually composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile.
  • plagiarised — to take and use by plagiarism.
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