13-letter words containing o, d, p, r, i
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- depersonalise — Alternative spelling of depersonalize.
- depersonalize — To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important.
- depolymerized — Simple past tense and past participle of depolymerize.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- deprotonation — (chemistry) The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.
- deptford pink — a plant, Dianthus armeria, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having slender, erect stems and leaves and clusters of small, bright pink flowers.
- dermatotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- deuteroscopic — of or relating to deuteroscopy; of second sight
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
- diazo process — a method for printing on paper treated with a diazo compound that disintegrates upon exposure to light and developing the unexposed areas by the use of diazo dyes.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
- dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
- diplock court — in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury
- diprotic acid — any acid with two hydrogen atoms in its molecule that are capable of being released or ionized in water, such as sulphuric acid and carbonic acid
- diprotodontid — any of the extinct marsupials belonging to the genus Diprotodon, characterized by having two incisor teeth in the bottom jaw
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- dispossessory — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- double-dipper — Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
- double-ripper — bobsled (def 2).
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- drownproofing — a survival technique, for swimmers or nonswimmers, in which the body is allowed to float vertically in the water, with the head submerged, the lungs filled with air, and the arms and legs relaxed, the head being raised to breathe every ten seconds or so.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- equiponderant — of the same weight; evenly balanced
- equiponderate — To counterbalance.