11-letter words containing p, o, i, r
- cryptorchid — an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
- cryptozoite — a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- curie point — the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
- cypriniform — Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches.
- cyprinodont — any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow
- cytotropism — cytotropic tendency or behavior.
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- demographic — Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.
- dendrophile — One who loves trees.
- deploration — the act of deploring
- deploringly — In a deploring manner.
- depolarized — Simple past tense and past participle of depolarize.
- depolarizer — a substance added to the electrolyte of an electric cell or battery to remove gas collected at the electrodes.
- deportation — the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion
- depravation — to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
- deprecation — to express earnest disapproval of.
- depreciator — One who depreciates.
- depredation — The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
- depressions — Plural form of depression.
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- dermatropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- dermotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- descriptors — Plural form of descriptor.
- desk copier — a photocopier compact enough to fit on a desk, table, or similar surface.
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- dexiotropic — (of cleavage) spiral; twisting in a spiral fashion from left to right
- diamorphine — heroin.
- diaphoreses — perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
- diaphoresis — a technical name for sweating
- diaphoretic — relating to or causing sweat
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- diazo group — the bivalent group –N=N– united with one hydrocarbon group and another atom or group, as in benzenediazo hydroxide, C 6 H 5 N=NOH, or the bivalent group =N=N united with one hydrocarbon group, as in diazomethane, CH 2 =N=N.
- dichroscope — an instrument for investigating the dichroism of solutions or crystals
- diisopropyl — Having two isopropyl groups.
- dilapidator — One who dilapidates, a person committing dilapidation.
- dimercaprol — a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C 3 H 8 OS 2 , originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
- diopsimeter — an instrument for measuring the field of vision.
- dioptometer — an instrument for measuring the refraction of the eye.
- diphtheroid — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- diprotodons — Plural form of diprotodon.
- diprotodont — any marsupial of the group or suborder Diprotodontia, including kangaroos, phalangers, and wombats, having fewer than three upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw
- dipterocarp — A tall forest tree from which are obtained resins and timber for the export trade, occurring mainly in Southeast Asia.
- dirlotapide — A drug used to treat obesity in dogs.