12-letter words containing a, e, n, o, l
- dineolignane — (organic chemistry) Any derivative of a lignane having four propylbenzene residues.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discretional — discretionary.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- disloyalness — The state or quality of being disloyal.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dolly varden — a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
- domain model — (systems analysis) 1. A definition of the functions, objects, data, requirements, relationships and variations in a particular domain. 2. A product of domain analysis which provides a representation of the requirements of the domain. The domain model identifies and describes the structure of data, flow of information, functions, constraints and controls within the Domain that are included in software systems in the domain. The Domain Model describes commonalities and variabilities among requirements for software systems in the domain.
- donald budge — (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
- doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
- doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- double agent — a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
- doubleganger — doppelgänger.
- down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- downloadable — Capable of being downloaded.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- dwarf cornel — the bunchberry.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- earth almond — chufa.
- ease oneself — to urinate or defecate
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- ebb and flow — tidal movement
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electronical — (rare) electronic.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- emblazonment — The act of emblazoning.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- emigrational — Relating to emigration.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument