0%

12-letter words containing d, a, s, l

  • pseudocereal — any of several plants, as buckwheat and quinoa, that produce fruits and seeds used as flour but are not of the grass family.
  • pseudopodial — a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
  • pseudoscalar — a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.
  • quadrillions — Plural form of quadrillion.
  • quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
  • quasi-feudal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
  • queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
  • radical axis — the line such that tangents drawn from any point of the line to two given circles are equal in length.
  • radical sign — the symbol √ or indicating extraction of a root of the quantity that follows it, as √25=5 or .
  • radicicolous — living on the roots of plants
  • randallstown — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
  • rapeseed oil — a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes.
  • re-landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
  • reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
  • reclassified — to classify anew.
  • red larkspur — a plant, Delphinium nudicaule, of the buttercup family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having orange-red or sometimes yellow flowers.
  • regardlessly — having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).
  • release date — the time, as the day, part of the day, and sometimes the hour, on or at which release copy may be published or broadcast.
  • rhode island — US state
  • rijksdaalder — a cupronickel or silver coin of the Netherlands, equal to 2½ guilders.
  • rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
  • rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
  • rolled glass — a sheet of glass made by the extrusion of molten glass between two rollers.
  • rolled roast — meat that has had the bones removed and been rolled and tied for roasting.
  • russian doll — wooden figures that nest inside one other
  • rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
  • saccadically — in a saccadical manner
  • saccharoidal — having a crystalline or granular texture: said esp. of some sandstones and marbles
  • sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
  • saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
  • saddle horse — a horse bred, trained, or used for riding.
  • saddle joint — (on a sill, coping, or the like) a vertical joint raised above the level of the washes on each side.
  • saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
  • saddle shoes — shoes with a midsection (where the laces are) that is darker in colour, usually black, to the rest of the shoe, which is usually white
  • sadistically — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
  • safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
  • sailboarding — windsurfing.
  • sailing date — the date that a ship or boat departs on a sailing voyage
  • salad basket — a basket in which washed salad greens are swung or spun to remove excess water.
  • salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
  • salad shaker — a portable plastic container which is used for storing salad and which has a separate compartment for salad dressing. The dressing is put on the salad just before it is eaten and the container can then be shaken to spread the salad dressing evenly.
  • salamandrian — a salamander of the order Batrachia
  • salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
  • salamandroid — an amphibian of the genus Salamandra
  • sales ledger — record of business accounts
  • sales trader — a person employed by a market maker, or his firm, to find clients
  • salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
  • san salvador — a republic in NW Central America. 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Capital: San Salvador.
  • sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
  • sand-blasted — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?