12-letter words containing d, e, p, l, o, r
- heteroduplex — having polynucleotide strands derived from two different sources
- heteroploidy — (genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- leopard seal — a yellowish-gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic.
- leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- liopleurodon — Any of the genus Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- london pride — a saxifragaceous plant, a hybrid between Saxifraga spathularis and S. umbrosa, having a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- lower depths — a play (1902) by Maxim Gorki.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- overdevelops — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdevelop.
- overflow pdl — (jargon) The place where you put things when your pdl is full. If you don't have one and too many things get pushed, you forget something. The overflow pdl for a person's memory might be a memo pad. This usage inspired the following doggerel:
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- overpedalled — relating to overpedalling
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- parole board — panel who evaluate prisoners for release
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pend oreille — a river in NE Washington, N Idaho, and SE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.
- perez galdos — Benito [buh-nee-toh;; Spanish be-nee-taw] /bəˈni toʊ;; Spanish bɛˈni tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1843–1920, Spanish journalist, dramatist, and novelist.
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalized — customized
- petrodollars — Petrodollars are a unit of money used to calculate how much a country has earned by exporting petroleum or natural gas.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pilot ladder — Jacob's ladder (def 2a).