12-letter words containing a, d, i, s, o
- audio-visual — Audio-visual equipment and materials involve both recorded sound and pictures.
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- audiovisuals — Plural form of audiovisual.
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
- bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
- blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- body fascism — intolerance of those whose bodies do not conform to a particular view of what is desirable
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- braggadocios — empty boasting; bragging.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calycoideous — calycoid
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- coccidiostat — a drug used to treat coccidiosis
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- conditionals — Plural form of conditional.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.