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13-letter words containing p, d, i, l

  • pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
  • pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
  • pattern-drill — (in foreign-language learning) a technique for practicing a linguistic structure in which students repeat a sentence or other structure, each time substituting a new element, such as a new verb, as directed by the teacher, or transforming the original structure, as in changing a statement to a question.
  • pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
  • pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
  • pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
  • pedicellariae — one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.
  • pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
  • pelvic girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
  • pendente lite — during litigation; while a suit is in progress.
  • pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol
  • phencyclidine — an anesthetic drug, C 1 7 H 2 5 N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen.
  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • phillips head — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
  • philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
  • phthalic acid — Chemistry. any of three isomeric acids having the formula C 8 H 6 O 4 , especially the ortho isomer (orthophthalic acid) a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, medicine, and perfume.
  • physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
  • pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
  • pile dwelling — a house raised on long columns of timber over the surface of the soil or a body of water
  • pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
  • plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
  • plain dealing — direct and honest conduct in one's relations and transactions with others.
  • plains indian — a member of any of the North American Indian peoples formerly living in the Great Plains of the US and Canada
  • plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
  • plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
  • plastic paddy — a person who, although not born in Ireland, is of Irish descent and places great importance on Irishness
  • platinic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, H 2 PtO 3 , used chiefly in platinization.
  • platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
  • platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
  • platitudinize — to utter platitudes.
  • platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
  • playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
  • playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
  • plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
  • podzolization — the process by which the upper layer of a soil becomes acidic through the leaching of bases which are deposited in the lower horizons
  • police record — an official file, held by the police, containing details of any criminal offences committed by an individual
  • polished rice — white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
  • politicalized — to cause to be political; color with politics.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • pompon dahlia — a cultivated variety of the dahlia flower, with a small globelike flower head
  • port adelaide — the chief port of South Australia, near Adelaide on St Vincent Gulf. Pop: 33 145 (2006)
  • post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
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