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12-letter words containing d, e, i, n, o

  • sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
  • superordinal — relating to the superorder
  • surrejoinder — a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rejoinder.
  • synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
  • tardenoisian — of or referring to a Mesolithic culture characterized by small flint instruments
  • technobandit — a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
  • tetrodotoxin — a neurotoxin, C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3 , occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
  • text edition — that edition of a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
  • the devonian — the Devonian period or rock system
  • the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
  • the occident — the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
  • thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
  • thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
  • third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
  • time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
  • tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
  • tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
  • top dressing — tennis court
  • tough-minded — characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
  • tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
  • trepidations — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
  • trondhjemite — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and a small amount of biotite.
  • tunnel diode — an extremely stable semiconductor diode, having a very narrow highly doped p-n junction, in which electrons travel across the junction by means of the tunnel effect
  • turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
  • two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
  • un-unionized — to separate or change into ions.
  • unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
  • unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
  • unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
  • unchronicled — not chronicled or recorded
  • unconductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
  • unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
  • unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
  • undefoliated — having the leaves left intact
  • undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
  • undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.
  • underexploit — to make insufficient use of
  • underkingdom — the domain of an underking
  • undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
  • underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
  • underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
  • undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
  • undisordered — not disordered or disturbed; in order
  • unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
  • unformalized — not formalized
  • unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
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