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12-letter words containing o, d, p, e

  • nom de plume — pen name.
  • nondeceptive — not deceptive
  • nondependent — a person or thing that is not dependent, esp in reference to benefit deductions
  • nondepleting — not depleting
  • nondepressed — (esp of an emotional state) not depressed
  • nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
  • nonpigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
  • nonresponder — something or someone that does not respond
  • nonsponsored — Not sponsored.
  • nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
  • norephedrine — The drug phenylpropanolamine.
  • normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
  • nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
  • oak-panelled — having panels that are made of oak
  • obcompressed — compressed or flattened in a way opposite to the usual, as back to front instead of side to side.
  • octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
  • oil deposits — reserves of petroleum found underground (or under the sea)
  • oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
  • oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
  • oligopeptide — A peptide whose molecules contain a relatively small number of amino-acid residues.
  • ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
  • onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
  • open desktop — (operating system, product)   A Motif-based graphical interface from the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), built over their Unix environment, part of the ACE initiative. Also known as "Open DeathTrap".
  • open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
  • open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
  • open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
  • opendocument — (file format, standard)   (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) An XML file format for office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing. OpenDocument was developed by the Open Office XML technical committee of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium. It is based on the XML format originally created and implemented by the OpenOffice.org office suite. OpenDocument is an open standard, i.e. freely available and implementable. Compare OOXML.
  • opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
  • ordered pair — Mathematics. two quantities written in such a way as to indicate that one quantity precedes or is to be considered before the other, as (3, 4) indicates the Cartesian coordinates of a point in the plane.
  • orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  • orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • orthopteroid — (zoology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
  • outperformed — Simple past tense and past participle of outperform.
  • outreproduce — to reproduce more prolifically than
  • outside loop — a loop during which the back of the airplane is on the outer side of the curve described by the course of flight.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • overdevelops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdevelop.
  • overequipped — having too much equipment
  • overflow pdl — (jargon)   The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
  • overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
  • overpedalled — relating to overpedalling
  • overpersuade — to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.
  • overreported — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
  • overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
  • packet radio — (communications, radio)   The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
  • paedobaptism — the baptism of infants
  • paedobaptist — a person who baptizes infants
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