14-letter words containing p, a, l, d
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- colorado topaz — a tawny-coloured form of topaz found in Colorado
- compound fault — a series of closely spaced faults
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
- conduplication — (of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
- cultured pearl — A cultured pearl is a pearl that is created by putting sand or grit into an oyster.
- cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- dataparallel-c — (language, parallel) C with parallel extensions by Hatcher and Quinn of the University of New Hampshire. Dataparallel-C was based on an early version of C* and runs on the Intel iPSC-2 and nCube.
- deccan plateau — triangular tableland occupying most of the peninsula of India, between the Eastern Ghats & Western Ghats & south of the Narbada River
- decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
- default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered
- delayed speech — a speech disorder of children in which the levels of intelligibility, vocabulary, complexity of utterance, etc., are significantly below the levels considered standard for a particular age.
- 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
- delta particle — a very short-lived hyperon
- dental implant — artificial tooth fixed into the jaw
- deparochialize — to make parochial.
- 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.
- 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.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- despicableness — The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.
- despiritualize — to render less spiritual; to remove the spiritual character of; to make more material
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- developability — to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
- dip-slip fault — a fault on which the movement is in the direction of the dip of the fault
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- 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.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disceptatorial — disputable
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- disciplinarian — a person who enforces or advocates discipline: The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian.