15-letter words containing n, i, p, t
- diphenyl ketone — benzophenone.
- direct coupling — conductive coupling between electronic circuits, as opposed to inductive or capacitative coupling
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disappointments — Plural form of disappointment.
- disimprisonment — the act of disimprisoning
- disincorporated — Simple past tense and past participle of disincorporate.
- dispassionately — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
- dispositionally — In a dispositional manner.
- disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- disproportioned — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- dna fingerprint — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
- dolphin striker — a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom
- double printing — the exposure of the same positive photographic emulsion to two or more negatives, resulting in the superimposition of multiple images after development
- double stopping — playing two notes or parts simultaneously on a string instrument
- draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
- draughtsmanship — (British) alternative spelling of draftsmanship.
- drip irrigation — a system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.
- dropping bottle — a bottle with correlated lengthwise grooves in the neck and in the stopper, permitting a controlled flow of the liquid contents in the form of drops.
- drying-up cloth — a tea towel
- duelling pistol — one of a pair of identical pistols made specifically for use in duels
- dumpster diving — the practice of foraging in garbage that has been put out on the street in dumpsters, garbage cans, etc., for discarded items that may still be valuable, useful, or fixable.
- duplex printing — a feature of some printers allowing them automatically to do double-sided printing
- duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
- durchkomponiert — having a different tune for each section rather than having repeated melodies
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
- east providence — a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.
- editio princeps — first edition.
- edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
- egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
- egyptian jasper — a type of jasper, generally with zones of colour, found in desert regions of Egypt
- electing a pope — (electronics, humour) (From the smoke signals given out when the guys in funny hats choose a new Pope) Causing an integrated circuit or other electronic component to emit smoke by passing too much current through it. See magic smoke.
- electron optics — the study and use of beams of electrons and of their deflection and focusing by electric and magnetic fields
- ellipsis points — the characters (… or formerly ***) forming a punctuation mark indicating an intentional omission of words or letters or an abrupt change of thought, lapse of time, incomplete statement, etc.
- emancipationist — An advocate of the emancipation of slaves.
- enamel painting — the art or process of decorating an object made of metal, porcelain, etc. using enamel paint
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- encephalization — (biology) the amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total body mass.
- encephalopathic — Relating to encephalopathy.
- encyclopedicity — The quality or state of being encyclopedic.
- engraving plate — a metal, usually steel, plate on which an image is engraved in order to be reproduced
- enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
- enteropeptidase — Enterokinase.
- enterprise zone — An enterprise zone is an area, usually a depressed or inner-city area, where the government offers incentives in order to attract new businesses.
- entrance permit — a permit issued by the government of a country allowing nationals of other countries to enter
- entrepreneurial — Characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.
- entrepreneurism — Synonym of entrepreneurialism.
- epicyclic train — a cluster of gears consisting of a central gearwheel with external teeth (the sun), a coaxial gearwheel of greater diameter with internal teeth (the annulus), and one or more planetary gears engaging with both of them to provide a large gear ratio in a compact space