10-letter words containing p, e, d, i
- celeripede — (historical, also used attributively) An early form of the bicycle, consisting of two wheels of equal diameter attached by a wooden bar and lacking either pedals or a means of steering.
- centipedes — Plural form of centipede.
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- cheese dip — a creamy mixture made with cheese, for dipping crisps, raw vegetables etc into
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- chipmunked — Simple past tense and past participle of chipmunk.
- cnidophore — a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.
- coated pit — a clathrin-lined depression in the outer surface of a cell membrane, formed of receptors and their specific ligands, that becomes a coated vesicle upon endocytosis.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- composited — Simple past tense and past participle of composite.
- copyedited — Simple past tense and past participle of copyedit.
- copyeditor — a person who edits a manuscript, text, etc., for publication, especially to find and correct errors in style, punctuation, and grammar.
- crepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of crepitate.
- crippledom — the state of being crippled
- crispbread — Crispbreads are thin dry biscuits made from wheat or rye. They are often eaten instead of bread by people who want to lose weight.
- cupidities — Plural form of cupidity.
- cuspidated — Alternative form of cuspidate.
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cyclopedic — like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.
- cypripedia — any plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
- d particle — D meson.
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- de gasperi — Alcide (alˈtʃiːde). 1881–1954, Italian statesman; prime minister (1945–53). An antifascist, he led the Christian Democratic party during World War II from the Vatican City
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dead point — dead center
- dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.
- deaspirate — to remove any audible breath sound from (a sound)
- decapitate — If someone is decapitated, their head is cut off.
- deceiptful — Obsolete form of deceitful.
- deceptible — capable of being deceived
- deceptions — Plural form of deception.
- deceptious — relating to deception or inclined to deceive
- deciphered — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- decipherer — A person who deciphers.
- decompiler — (computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- decrepitly — In a decrepit way.
- decrypting — Present participle of decrypt.
- decryption — to decode or decipher.
- deemphasis — Alternative spelling of de-emphasis.
- deep magic — [possibly from C. S. Lewis's "Narnia" books] An awesomely arcane technique central to a program or system, especially one neither generally published nor available to hackers at large (compare black art); one that could only have been composed by a true wizard. Compiler optimisation techniques and many aspects of OS design used to be deep magic; many techniques in cryptography, signal processing, graphics, and AI still are. Compare heavy wizardry. Especially found in comments of the form "Deep magic begins here.". Compare voodoo programming.
- deep-fried — (of food) cooked in sufficient hot fat to cover the food entirely
- delipidate — To remove the lipids from.
- delphinine — a poisonous, white, crystalline alkaloid, C33H45NO9, found in the seeds of certain larkspurs
- delphinium — A delphinium is a garden plant which has a tall stem with blue flowers growing up it.
- delphinoid — a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and porpoises are members
- demimetope — the space between the end of a Doric frieze and the first triglyph.