10-letter words containing a, l, p, r
- deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- depolarize — to undergo or cause to undergo a loss of polarity or polarization
- deportable — liable to deportation
- depravedly — in a depraved manner
- deprecable — able to be deprecated
- deprivable — Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
- despairful — full of despair; hopeless; despairing
- disapparel — to remove the clothing from (a person)
- disparlure — a pheromone, C 19 H 38 O, released by female gypsy moths.
- dispersals — Plural form of dispersal.
- dollar gap — the difference, measured in U.S. dollars, between the earnings of a foreign country through sales and investments in the U.S. and the payments made by that country to the U.S.
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- dollarspot — a turf disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia or related genera, characterized by small, brown to straw-colored, round patches of dead grass that gradually spread and coalesce.
- doorplates — Plural form of doorplate.
- dorsal lip — the dorsal marginal region of the blastopore, which acts as a center of differentiation: as cells move through this region to the interior of the embryo during gastrulation, they acquire the ability to induce the overlying ectoderm to develop into a variety of tissues.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- drawplates — Plural form of drawplate.
- drop black — carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.
- drop cable — Wiring between a computer and its Ethernet transceiver. Maximum length if full-spec is 47m.
- drop table — a tabletop hinged to a wall, held in a horizontal position by a bracket while in use.
- drop valve — a valve, as for a steam engine, that drops freely to close.
- drop-panel — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- dvd player — machine: plays DVDs
- emplastron — a plaster containing a balm or medication
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- endopleura — the internal coating of a seed
- ephemerals — Plural form of ephemeral.
- epicardial — Of or pertaining to the epicardium.
- epicentral — Of or pertaining to an epicentre.
- epiretinal — (anatomy) Over or covering the retina.
- episternal — Of or pertaining to the episternum.
- epistolary — Relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters.
- epithermal — relating to minerals formed from warm, shallow water
- eruptional — relating to volcanic eruption
- erysipelas — An acute, sometimes recurrent disease caused by a bacterial infection. It is characterized by large, raised red patches on the skin, especially that of the face and legs, with fever and severe general illness.
- espadrille — A light canvas shoe with a plaited fiber sole.
- espaliered — Simple past tense and past participle of espalier.
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- eutrapelia — the quality of being skilled in conversation; wit; urbanity
- evaporable — Capable of evaporation.
- everyplace — (US, informal) Everywhere.
- explicator — A person or thing who explicates.
- explorable — Capable of being explored.
- exportable — Able to be exported.
- extemporal — (archaic) Extemporaneous.
- extirpable — Capable of being extirpated or eradicated.
- fairy lamp — a lamp using a candle as the source of illumination, usually constructed of glass or ceramic material, set on a metal base, and having a fabric shade.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.