13-letter words containing e, l, i, p
- decimal place — the position of a digit after the decimal point, each successive position to the right having a denominator of an increased power of ten
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- decompilation — The act, or the result of decompiling.
- deduplication — (computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- demultiplexer — a type of electronic circuit which receives a single input signal and selects one of multiple possible output routes to which to transmit the signal
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dependability — software reliability
- depersonalise — Alternative spelling of depersonalize.
- depersonalize — To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- deployability — Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
- depoliticised — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticized — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticize.
- depoliticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize.
- depolymerized — Simple past tense and past participle of depolymerize.
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- descriptively — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- 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.
- 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.
- dipleidoscope — an instrument that uses a telescope and a hollow prism to see when the sun crosses the meridian
- dipole moment — electric dipole moment.
- disapparelled — undressed; naked
- disciplinable — subject to or meriting disciplinary action: a disciplinable breach of rules.
- disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
- 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
- displacements — Plural form of displacement.
- display panel — an electronic screen on which information can be displayed
- dispositively — in a dispositive manner
- disrespectful — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- diving petrel — any of several small seabirds of the family Pelecanoididae, of Southern Hemisphere seas, having compact bodies, tubelike processes near the nostrils, and usually drab plumage.
- dolichocephal — a person with a head much longer than it is broad
- 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.
- double-dipper — Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
- double-ripper — bobsled (def 2).
- drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
- drum paneling — flush paneling in a door.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- dyslipidaemia — Alternative spelling of dyslipidemia.
- ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.