15-letter words containing d, r, i, p, l
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- direct coupling — conductive coupling between electronic circuits, as opposed to inductive or capacitative coupling
- disciplinarians — Plural form of disciplinarian.
- disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- disreputability — The state of being disreputable.
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- dolphin striker — a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom
- double printing — the exposure of the same positive photographic emulsion to two or more negatives, resulting in the superimposition of multiple images after development
- dropping bottle — a bottle with correlated lengthwise grooves in the neck and in the stopper, permitting a controlled flow of the liquid contents in the form of drops.
- drying-up cloth — a tea towel
- duplex printing — a feature of some printers allowing them automatically to do double-sided printing
- edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- electrodeposits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrodeposit.
- epichlorohydrin — an organic compound used as a solvent in resin-making
- epsilon squared — (jargon) A quantity even smaller than epsilon, as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to something normal; completely negligible. If you buy a supercomputer for a million dollars, the cost of the thousand-dollar terminal to go with it is epsilon, and the cost of the ten-dollar cable to connect them is epsilon squared. Compare lost in the underflow, lost in the noise.
- evaporated milk — concentrated dairy product
- expulsion order — a legal document ordering someone's expulsion
- file descriptor — (programming, operating system) An integer that identifies an open file within a process. This number is obtained as a result of opening a file. Operations which read, write, or close a file would take the file descriptor as an input parameter. In many operating system implementations, file descriptors are small integers which index a table of open files. In Unix, file descriptors 0, 1 and 2 correspond to the standard input, standard output and standard error files respectively. See file descriptor leak.
- fool's paradise — a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- gila woodpecker — a dull-colored woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
- greenfield park — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- guadalupe river — a river in SE Texas, flowing SE to the San Antonio River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- hardy perennial — a plant that lasts three seasons or more and that can withstand freezing temperatures
- high-principled — possessing or displaying very high moral or ethical principles
- holding pattern — a traffic pattern for aircraft at a specified location (holding point) where they are ordered to remain until permitted to land or proceed.
- hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hydropathically — in a hydropathic manner; in a manner relating to hydropathy
- hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperlipidaemia — Alternative spelling of hyperlipidemia.
- hyperlipoidemia — An abnormally high level of lipoids in the blood.
- hypersexualised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualise.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- hyperventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperventilate.
- hypochlorhydria — (pathology) The presence of an insufficient amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- hypochondriacal — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
- ideographically — an ideogram.
- imponderability — The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
- in pari delicto — in equal fault; equally culpable or blameworthy.
- industrial park — an industrial complex, typically in a suburban or rural area and set in parklike surroundings with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreation areas.
- interdependable — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.