12-letter words containing d, i, s, o, r, e
- harrison red — a pigment consisting of a paratoluidine toner, characterized by its brilliant red color and tendency to bleed.
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- heterodoxies — Plural form of heterodoxy.
- hidropoiesis — the production of sweat.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- horse riding — activity: riding on a horse
- horsewhipped — Simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip.
- house spider — any largish dark spider of the genus Tegenaria that is common in houses, such as the cardinal spider
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- hudson river — Henry, died 1611? English navigator and explorer.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control water.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hyperidrosis — excessive or abnormal sweating
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- ill-assorted — badly matched; incompatible
- immortalised — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- incrossbreed — to breed (animals) by crossbreeding inbred parents, whether of the same or of different breeds
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indemnitors' — a person or company that gives indemnity.
- indirections — Plural form of indirection.
- indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- intercrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of intercross.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- iridectomies — Plural form of iridectomy.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isopropoxide — (chemistry) The univalent anion derived from isopropanol by removal of the hydroxy hydrogen atom; and salt containing this anion.
- jameson raid — an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 led by Sir Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917) in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.