12-letter words containing a, g, d, i, c
- induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- 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)
- landing card — an identification card issued to a traveler for presentation to the immigration authorities.
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- line dancing — to participate in a line dance.
- loading coil — an inductance coil used to improve the characteristics of a transmission line.
- logodaedalic — of or relating to plays on words and word tricks
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- macadamizing — Present participle of macadamize.
- magnetic dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- medicalizing — Present participle of medicalize.
- medico-legal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- non-decaying — to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- non-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- nonaddicting — Not addicting.
- oligodactyly — The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.
- 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.
- paradigmatic — of or relating to a paradigm.
- parascending — parasailing
- ping command — ping
- playing card — one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
- pole dancing — Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way.
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- radical sign — the symbol √ or indicating extraction of a root of the quantity that follows it, as √25=5 or .
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiological — of or relating to radiology.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- sand casting — Sand casting is a process in which a molten metal is poured into a mold made from sand.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- slam dancing — the act of hurling oneself repeatedly into or through a crowd at a rock-music concert
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- taxi dancing — a system, as in a dance hall or hotel, whereby a person pays for a partner (taxi dancer) for a dance, payment being required for each individual dance during an evening
- teaching aid — material used by a teacher to supplement classroom instruction or to stimulate the interest of students.
- trading card — one of a set of small cards, as one depicting professional athletes, either sold separately or included as a premium with packages of bubblegum or the like, collected and traded, especially by children.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.