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12-letter words containing d, e, l, a, i, n

  • 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.
  • sailing date — the date that a ship or boat departs on a sailing voyage
  • 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.
  • sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
  • scheme-linda — A Scheme interface to Linda written by Ulf Dahlen of University of Edinburgh in 1990. It runs on the Computing Surface and the Symmetry.
  • sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
  • selenic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.
  • self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
  • self-dealing — financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.
  • self-disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
  • self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
  • self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
  • self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
  • semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
  • serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
  • shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • sialadenitis — inflammation of one or more of the salivary glands.
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
  • sliding seat — a rower's seat that rides on wheels in metal tracks fastened to the boat's frame, allowing the seat to slide back and forth, thereby tapping the rower's leg strength to maximize the stroke.
  • small-minded — selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.
  • snail darter — a tan, striped, snail-eating perch, Percina tanasi, 3 inches (7.5 cm) long, occurring only in the Tennessee River: a threatened species.
  • speedballing — the practice of taking cocaine and heroin together intravenously
  • spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
  • stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
  • stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
  • stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
  • sulfadiazine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.
  • sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
  • 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
  • superordinal — relating to the superorder
  • synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
  • tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
  • talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
  • the mainland — a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania
  • the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
  • tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
  • 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).
  • transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
  • ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
  • un-laminated — formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.
  • un-liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
  • unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
  • unadmittedly — to give right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people.
  • unaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
  • unalleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
  • unassistedly — in an unassisted manner
  • unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
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