10-letter words containing p, a, l, d
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- diaphyseal — the shaft of a long bone.
- didelphian — of or relating to an animal in the Didelphia subclass of mammals
- dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- diplacusis — a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.
- diplomates — Plural form of diplomate.
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- diplophase — the diploid part of an organism's life cycle.
- diplospeak — the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats
- disapparel — to remove the clothing from (a person)
- disapplied — Simple past tense and past participle of disapply.
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- disepalous — having two sepals.
- disparlure — a pheromone, C 19 H 38 O, released by female gypsy moths.
- dispersals — Plural form of dispersal.
- displacing — Present participle of displace.
- displacive — That involves or causes displacement.
- display ad — an advertisement, in a newspaper or other publication, often using special attention-getting devices, as large size, display type, and illustrations.
- displaying — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- displeased — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- displeases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displease.
- disposable — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- disputably — In a disputable manner.
- dissipable — capable of being dissipated
- disulphate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- dog paddle — a simple swimming stroke in which the body is kept nearly upright, the arms paddle, and the legs move up and down as in running
- dog-paddle — to swim or keep afloat by use of the dog paddle.
- dollar gap — the difference, measured in U.S. dollars, between the earnings of a foreign country through sales and investments in the U.S. and the payments made by that country to the U.S.
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- dollarspot — a turf disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia or related genera, characterized by small, brown to straw-colored, round patches of dead grass that gradually spread and coalesce.
- doorplates — Plural form of doorplate.
- dorsal lip — the dorsal marginal region of the blastopore, which acts as a center of differentiation: as cells move through this region to the interior of the embryo during gastrulation, they acquire the ability to induce the overlying ectoderm to develop into a variety of tissues.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- drawplates — Plural form of drawplate.
- drop black — carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.
- drop cable — Wiring between a computer and its Ethernet transceiver. Maximum length if full-spec is 47m.
- drop table — a tabletop hinged to a wall, held in a horizontal position by a bracket while in use.
- drop valve — a valve, as for a steam engine, that drops freely to close.
- drop-panel — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- dual space — the set of all linear functionals whose domain is a given vector space.
- duplicable — capable of being duplicated.
- duplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.