12-letter words containing d, i, e, l
- pre-delivery — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- pre-prandial — You use pre-prandial to refer to things you do or have before a meal.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- predictively — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- prednisolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 5 , used in various forms to treat inflammation and allergies and in the treatment of acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and lymphomas.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- pretendingly — falsely
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudopodial — a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
- purblindness — the state of being purblind
- purple medic — a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
- pygmy glider — a gliding marsupial, Acrobates pygmaeus, of Australia, growing to about the size of a mouse and having a featherlike tail.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriennial — quadrennial.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quasi-feudal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
- quill driver — a person who does a great deal of writing.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- radionuclide — a radioactive nuclide.
- railroad pen — a ruling pen for drawing two parallel lines.
- rally driver — sports-car racer
- 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.
- ravioli code — (jargon, humour) Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
- re-solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- rear admiral — U.S. Navy, Coast Guard. a commissioned officer next in rank below a vice-admiral.
- recalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- recirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- reclassified — to classify anew.
- red squirrel — a reddish squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, of North America.
- red valerian — a bushy valerian, Centranthus ruber, of Europe and southwestern Asia, having many fragrant red, crimson, or white flowers.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- redemptively — serving to redeem.
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.