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14-letter words containing o, p, e, r

  • daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
  • data processor — a computer that is capable of performing operations on data in order to extract information, reorder files, etc
  • delphic oracle — the oracle of Apollo at Delphi that gave answers held by the ancient Greeks to be of great authority but also noted for their ambiguity
  • deparochialize — to make parochial.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
  • dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
  • dermatographic — relating to dermatography
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
  • 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.
  • diffeomorphism — a differentiable homeomorphism.
  • diffuse-porous — having annual rings in which the size of pores is approximately the same in wood formed in spring and summer.
  • dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
  • dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
  • direct deposit — a plan in which salaries or other payments are transferred by the paying agency directly to the accounts of the recipients.
  • direct product — a group, or other such system, every element of which can be written uniquely as the product of elements of disjoint groups, with each group contributing one element to the product.
  • disappropriate — To remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.
  • disceptatorial — disputable
  • disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
  • disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
  • dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
  • dispersal zone — a defined area in which any police or community support officer can force any group of two or more people to disperse for 24 hours
  • dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
  • dnepropetrovsk — a city in the E central Ukraine, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Dnieper River.
  • door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
  • doppler effect — (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 parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • dover's powder — a powder containing ipecac and opium, used as an anodyne, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic.
  • dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
  • draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
  • draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
  • draw-top table — a table that can be extended by sliding one or more additional leaves into place
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
  • drop-dead date — an absolute deadline that cannot be missed
  • drop-down menu — pull-down menu
  • drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
  • drophead coupé — two-door car with a folding roof and sloping back
  • dropper bottle — A dropper bottle is a container from which medicine is administered using a device that lets the medicine out in drops.
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • duplex process — any of several methods for making steel in which the process is begun in one furnace and finished in another.
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
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