13-letter words containing l, d, a, p
- cephalopodous — of, belonging to or relating to a cephalopod
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- chapel de fer — a medieval open helmet, often having a broad brim for deflecting blows from above.
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- clamp down on — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
- clinopinacoid — (in monoclinic crystals) the plane that is parallel to both the vertical and the inclined lateral axes
- code napoleon — the civil code of France, promulgated between 1804 and 1810, comprising the main body of French civil law
- complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- compound leaf — a leaf consisting of two or more leaflets borne on the same leafstalk
- crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.
- crowd-pleaser — If you describe a performer, politician, or sports player as a crowd-pleaser, you mean they always please their audience. You can also describe an action or event as a crowd-pleaser.
- cupboard love — a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
- custard apple — a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- daylight lamp — a lamp whose light has a range of wavelengths similar to that of natural sunlight
- de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- death penalty — The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
- decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- 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.
- dental plaque — a filmy deposit on the surface of a tooth consisting of a mixture of mucus, bacteria, food, etc
- 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.
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
- despicability — Despicableness.
- dessert apple — an eating apple; an apple that can be eaten raw
- developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- digraphically — in a digraphic manner
- dilapidations — Plural form of dilapidation.
- 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.
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
- dipsomaniacal — Pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
- disapparelled — undressed; naked
- disciplinable — subject to or meriting disciplinary action: a disciplinable breach of rules.