12-letter words containing a, d, u, l, r, i
- diverticular — Of or relating to diverticula.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- ferulic acid — a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- gaillard cut — an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- guadalquivir — a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- linux loader — (operating system) (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- liverpudlian — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- multigravida — a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multinodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- murder trial — the trial of a person who is accused of murder