10-letter words containing l, o, a, d
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double bar — a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.
- double day — Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- doulocracy — Government by slaves.
- dovetailed — noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.
- downfallen — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of download.
- downloader — Someone who downloads files from the Internet.
- downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
- downscaled — Simple past tense and past participle of downscale.
- downwardly — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonling — (fantasy) A baby dragon.
- dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
- dreamworld — A fantastic or idealized view of life.
- dronabinol — Synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol.
- drop black — carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.
- drop cable — Wiring between a computer and its Ethernet transceiver. Maximum length if full-spec is 47m.
- drop table — a tabletop hinged to a wall, held in a horizontal position by a bracket while in use.
- drop valve — a valve, as for a steam engine, that drops freely to close.
- drop-panel — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- dual-homed — (networking) A kind of connection to a FDDI network where a host is simultaneously connected to two separate devices in the same FDDI ring. One of the connections becomes active while the other one is automatically blocked. If the first connection fails, the backup link takes over with no perceptible delay. A dual-homed device can tolerate a fault in one of its "homes" whereas a dual-attached device can tolerate a fault in one of the rings.
- dummy load — a resistive component that absorbs all the output power of an electrical generator or radio transmitter in order to simulate working conditions for test purposes
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- durational — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dyalog apl — (language) Arguably the current (2001) market-leading implementation of APL, from Dyalog Limited. Dyalog APL runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000; and several popular UNIX systems including Linux. Dyalog APL complies with ISO 8485 and has many features that make it good for complex GUI applications. Dyalog APL was introduced in 1983 and is currently (2002) in active development.
- early wood — springwood.
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.
- edulcorant — tending to edulcorate
- edulcorate — to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- elucidator — One who elucidates.
- emblazoned — Simple past tense and past participle of emblazon.
- emolliated — Simple past tense and past participle of emolliate.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- endocrinal — Endocrine.
- endodermal — Of or pertaining to the endoderm.
- endopleura — the internal coating of a seed
- endorhizal — (of an embryo) having the radical covered by the cotyledon
- endorsable — (legal, of a driving offence) Leading to endorsement of one's driving licence with penalty points.
- endosulfan — (chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.
- endothelia — Plural form of endothelium.
- enthraldom — the condition of being enthralled
- ethanediol — (organic compound) ethylene glycol.
- eurodollar — US dollar deposited in non-US bank