12-letter words containing d, i, g, l
- bright-field — of or relating to the illuminated region about the object of a microscope.
- bulldog clip — A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together.
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- calling card — A calling card is a small card with personal information about you on it, such as your name and address, which you can give to people when you go to visit them.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- childminding — Childminding is looking after children when it is done by someone such as a childminder.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cleidoic egg — egg of birds and insects
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.
- cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- dactyliology — the study of finger-rings
- dallis grass — a tall, succulent, forage grass (Paspalum dilatatum), with hairy spikelets, much grown in the S U.S.
- dancing girl — a professional female dancer who dances to entertain customers at a club, theatre, etc
- darning wool — wool used for darning
- data logging — (data) (data acquisition) Storing a series of measurements over time, usually from a sensor that converts a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity, light, resistance, current, power, speed, vibration into a voltage that is then converted by a digital to analog converter (DAC) into a binary number. Data logging hardware may have several DACs for multiple simultaneous measurements. The hardware usually connects to a parallel port, serial port or USB port on a PC.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- de-licensing — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
- debilitating — tending to weaken or enfeeble
- debut single — the first single produced by a particular singer or band
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- decimalizing — Present participle of decimalize.
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decluttering — Present participle of declutter.
- decolonizing — Present participle of decolonize.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- deep linking — Digital Technology. the practice of using a link that sends traffic to an internal web page with more relevant or specific content, rather than to the website's home page, as to increase user engagement.