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10-letter words containing l, d, o, p, a

  • disposable — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
  • dog paddle — a simple swimming stroke in which the body is kept nearly upright, the arms paddle, and the legs move up and down as in running
  • dog-paddle — to swim or keep afloat by use of the dog paddle.
  • 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.
  • double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
  • downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
  • 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.
  • dyalog apl — (language)   Arguably the current (2001) market-leading implementation of APL, from Dyalog Limited. Dyalog APL runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000; and several popular UNIX systems including Linux. Dyalog APL complies with ISO 8485 and has many features that make it good for complex GUI applications. Dyalog APL was introduced in 1983 and is currently (2002) in active development.
  • edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
  • endopleura — the internal coating of a seed
  • false pond — a mirage.
  • flapdoodle — nonsense; bosh.
  • flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
  • flood lamp — a floodlight.
  • floodlamps — Plural form of floodlamp.
  • floodplain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
  • flop-eared — having long, drooping ears, as a hound.
  • gallopades — Plural form of gallopade.
  • gold plate — a thin coating of gold, usually produced by electroplating
  • gold-plate — to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating.
  • goldplated — to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating.
  • guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
  • half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
  • hexaploidy — the condition of being a hexaploid
  • holdup man — a person who commits an armed robbery.
  • hydroplane — a seaplane.
  • hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
  • hypolydian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the diatonic scale from D to D
  • island-hop — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
  • lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
  • land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
  • landlouper — A vagabond; a vagrant.
  • lapidation — to pelt with stones.
  • lead up to — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
  • leopardess — a female leopard.
  • loperamide — a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.
  • loud pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
  • lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
  • metapodial — (anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
  • methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
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