14-letter words containing p, o, d, e, t, i
- 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
- 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.
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- 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.
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- 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.
- dispensational — Of or pertaining to dispensation.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dispiteousness — the state of being without pity
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- dovetail plane — a plane for cutting tongues and grooves with parallel or inclined sides.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- 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.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- endopeptidases — Plural form of endopeptidase.
- epidemiologist — A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
- equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
- fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
- field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
- helicopter pad — landing area
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hepatectomized — That has undergone hepatectomy.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydroxyapatite — a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.