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14-letter words containing e, n, d, o, p

  • counterpunched — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpunch.
  • cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
  • decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
  • decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
  • default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered
  • demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
  • depersonalised — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise.
  • depersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize.
  • depersonalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize.
  • depigmentation — the state of lacking or the process of losing pigmentation, usually of the skin
  • deplorableness — The state or quality of being deplorable.
  • depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
  • depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
  • depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
  • depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
  • despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
  • diamond-shaped — rhombic
  • diaphanousness — The quality of being diaphanous.
  • diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
  • diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
  • disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
  • disappointmentCape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
  • disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
  • disimpassioned — calm; dispassionate.
  • disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
  • dispensational — Of or pertaining to dispensation.
  • dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
  • dispersal zone — a defined area in which any police or community support officer can force any group of two or more people to disperse for 24 hours
  • dispiteousness — the state of being without pity
  • disposableness — Disposability.
  • dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
  • dnepropetrovsk — a city in the E central Ukraine, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Dnieper River.
  • donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
  • door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
  • double-dipping — the act or practice of receiving more than one income or collecting double benefits from the same employer or organization.
  • dovetail plane — a plane for cutting tongues and grooves with parallel or inclined sides.
  • draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
  • draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
  • drop-down menu — pull-down menu
  • drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
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