12-letter words containing l, p, a, t
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dilapidating — Present participle of dilapidate.
- dilapidation — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- diploblastic — having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.
- diplomatical — Obsolete form of diplomatic.
- diplomatists — Plural form of diplomatist.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- disciplinant — a person belonging to a former order of flagellants in Spain
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- display type — type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- drop initial — inset initial.
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dwarf planet — a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- earth pillar — a pillar of earthy matter left by erosion of the surrounding ground.
- eating apple — apple suitable for eating raw
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electroplate — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electropolar — having, or relating to, electrical polarity
- elephant gun — hunting rifle
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- elliptically — In the form of an ellipse.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- emplacements — Plural form of emplacement.
- en papillote — (of food) cooked in oiled greaseproof paper or foil
- enamel paint — a type of paint that has a very hard and shiny finish once it is dry
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron