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12-letter words containing d, a, r, i, o, l

  • dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
  • dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
  • draconically — (often lowercase) Draconian.
  • dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
  • drill collar — A drill collar is a thick tubular piece at the bottom of a drillpipe, which concentrates the weight on the rotating drill bit.
  • drop initial — inset initial.
  • 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.
  • echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
  • editorial we — we (def 6).
  • editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
  • editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
  • editorialize — to set forth one's position or opinion on some subject in, or as if in, an editorial.
  • edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
  • edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
  • edulcorative — edulcorant
  • enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
  • endocervical — Within a cervix.
  • falling door — flap door (def 1).
  • fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
  • field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
  • fig marigold — any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having showy flowers of white, yellow, or pink.
  • float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
  • florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
  • florida moss — Spanish moss.
  • florida room — a sunroom.
  • fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
  • fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
  • foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
  • formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
  • forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
  • furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
  • gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
  • gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
  • gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • godzillagram — (networking)   /god-zil'*-gram/ (From Japan's national hero and datagram) 1. A network packet that in theory is a broadcast to every machine in the universe. The typical case is an IP datagram whose destination IP address is [255.255.255.255]. Fortunately, few gateways are foolish enough to attempt to implement this case! 2. A network packet of maximum size. An IP Godzillagram has 65,536 octets. Compare super source quench.
  • gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
  • golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
  • 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.
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
  • hemodialyzer — artificial kidney.
  • hemorrhoidal — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
  • hexachloride — a chloride containing six atoms of chlorine.
  • hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
  • holidaymaker — vacationer.
  • hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
  • hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  • hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
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