14-letter words containing n, p, d
- cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
- cylinder press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- dead president — a banknote
- debt repayment — the action of repaying debts, or a single payment made to wards paying off a debt
- decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
- deccan plateau — triangular tableland occupying most of the peninsula of India, between the Eastern Ghats & Western Ghats & south of the Narbada River
- 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
- deep-pan pizza — a pizza with a thicker base than standard
- 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
- dental implant — artificial tooth fixed into the jaw
- departmentally — In a departmental manner; affecting departments.
- dependableness — Dependability.
- 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.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- depressiveness — The state of being depressive.
- depressurizing — Present participle of depressurize.
- design pattern — (programming) A description of an object-oriented design technique which names, abstracts and identifies aspects of a design structure that are useful for creating an object-oriented design. The design pattern identifies classes and instances, their roles, collaborations and responsibilities. Each design pattern focuses on a particular object-oriented design problem or issue. It describes when it applies, whether it can be applied in the presence of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of its use.
- despicableness — The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.
- despitefulness — The state or quality of being despiteful.
- 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.
- dicamptodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Dicamptodontidae.
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- 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.
- diphthongizing — Present participle of diphthongize.
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- disappearances — Plural form of disappearance.
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disciplinarian — a person who enforces or advocates discipline: The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian.
- disciplinaries — Plural form of disciplinary.
- disciplinarily — In a disciplinary way.