12-letter words containing a, c, r, d, i
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- landed price — the price when delivered
- landing card — an identification card issued to a traveler for presentation to the immigration authorities.
- library card — a card issued by a library to individuals or organizations entitling them or their representatives to borrow materials.
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- madeira cake — a kind of rich sponge cake
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- marsh orchid — any of various orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza, growing in damp places and having mostly purplish flowers
- matricentred — Matricentric.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- maximum card — a picture postcard to which a stamp can be affixed on the picture side, after which it can be cancelled by the appropriate postal service.
- media center — a library, usually in school, that contains and encourages the use of audiovisual media and associated equipment as well as books, periodicals, and the like.
- media circus — excessive news coverage
- medical care — the professional attention of medical practitioners
- medical ward — a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- merchandised — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandiser — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandises — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandized — Simple past tense and past participle of merchandize.
- merchandizer — Alternative spelling of merchandiser.
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- microreaders — Plural form of microreader.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- misandristic — Exhibiting misandry; man-hating.
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- modificatory — modifying.
- monodramatic — Relating to a monodrama.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- nand circuit — Computers. a circuit that is energized when any one of its inputs is not energized.
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- noncircadian — Not circadian.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orchidomania — an obsession with or passion for orchids
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.