12-letter words containing a, l, d, e
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- aggravatedly — In an aggravated manner.
- aids-related — caused by or associated with the AIDS virus
- air cylinder — a cylinder containing air, esp one fitted with a piston and used for damping purposes
- aldebaranium — (chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
- aldermanlike — resembling an alderman, esp in being pompous
- alexander ii — 1198–1249, king of Scotland (1214–49), son of William (the Lion)
- alexander iv — (Rinaldo Conti) died 1261, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1254–61.
- alexander vi — original name Rodrigo Borgia. 1431–1503, pope (1492–1503): noted for his extravagance and immorality as well as for his patronage of the arts; father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, with whom he is said to have committed incest
- alexanderson — Ernst F. W [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1878–1975, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- alexandretta — Iskenderun
- alexandrines — Plural form of alexandrine.
- alexandrinus — the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.
- alfred mahan — Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- alkyl halide — a compound with the type formula RX, where R is an alkyl group and X is a halogen.
- allan-a-dale — (in English balladry) a member of Robin Hood's band who saved his sweetheart from an enforced marriage and married her himself
- almond green — a yellowish-green colour
- almond paste — ground almond mixture
- alongside of — at the side of; beside; adjoining
- alphabetised — (British) Arranged in alphabetical order.
- alphabetized — (North America) Arranged in alphabetical order.
- ambrettolide — a colorless liquid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , having a strong musky odor, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
- amyl sulfide — a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H 11) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.
- and the like — If you mention particular things or people and then add and the like, you are indicating that there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying.
- andouillette — a French sausage made from pig intestines, smaller than an andouille
- andre fleury — André Hercule de [ahn-drey er-kyl duh] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- angle of 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.
- anisaldehyde — a colorless, oily, aromatic liquid, the para form of C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a vanillalike odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfume, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- antecedental — preceding; prior: an antecedent event.
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
- antediluvial — Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood (or similar deluge myth).
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- anteprandial — before dinner
- anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- apple brandy — an alcoholic liquor made with apples
- applied arts — arts that are put to practical use
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- armor-plated — An armor-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- arrival date — Your arrival date is the date that you are expected to come to a hotel or other location.
- arterialized — Simple past tense and past participle of arterialize.
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour