11-letter words containing a, l, d, r
- meadowlarks — Plural form of meadowlark.
- mediatorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a mediator.
- medley race — a relay race in which each contestant must cover a different distance
- melanoderma — (pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- meteoroidal — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. (from 19th c.).
- middlemarch — a novel (1871–72) by George Eliot.
- midlittoral — designating or belonging to that part of a seashore affected by neap tides
- militarised — Simple past tense and past participle of militarise.
- militarized — Simple past tense and past participle of militarize.
- mill around — walk about
- millifarads — Plural form of millifarad.
- milliradian — one thousandth of a radian.
- mineralised — Simple past tense and past participle of mineralise.
- mineralized — Simple past tense and past participle of mineralize.
- mixed layer — the surface layer of water, seasonally varying in thickness, that is at almost uniform temperature owing to agitation by waves and wind.
- modularised — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modularized — having been made modular or relating to the use of modular concepts or forms
- molendinary — a mill
- molly-guard — /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later generalised to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and networking equipment.
- montbéliard — an industrial town in E France: former capital of the duchy of Burgundy. Pop: 27 570 (1999)
- morcellated — Simple past tense and past participle of morcellate.
- mortadellas — Plural form of mortadella.
- mortal mind — the illusion that mind and life arise from matter and are subject to death. Compare mind (def 19).
- motherlands — Plural form of motherland.
- multistrand — Composed of multiple strands.
- mustard oil — oil expressed from the seed of mustard, used chiefly in making soap.
- myriad-leaf — an aquatic plant, Myriophyllum verticillatum, of the North Temperate Zone, having hairlike, submerged leaves.
- narcodollar — Usually, narcodollars. money obtained through illegal drug trafficking.
- nasal drops — Nasal drops are medicine that you put directly in your nose one drop at a time.
- naturalised — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of naturalise.
- naturalized — Simple past tense and past participle of naturalize.
- neanderthal — of or relating to Neanderthal man.
- needlecraft — needlework.
- netherlands — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- neutralised — Simple past tense and past participle of neutralise.
- neutralized — (American spelling) alternative spelling of neutralisedt; Simple past tense and past participle of neutralize.
- new ireland — an island in the Bismarck Archipelago, in the W central Pacific Ocean NE of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. About 3800 sq. mi. (9800 sq. km).
- newsdealers — Plural form of newsdealer.
- non-radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- non-related — associated; connected.
- nondurables — Plural form of nondurable.
- nonrailroad — not using or involving a railroad
- nonreadable — unreadable.
- normal mode — an oscillation of a mechanical system in which all particles move with the same frequency and phase.
- northlander — the land or region in the north.
- northwardly — Northwards, towards the north.
- notochordal — Of or pertaining to the notochord.
- nuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of nuclearize.
- obliterated — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.