12-letter words containing d, i, t, r, a, n
- gonadotropin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- grant-in-aid — a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
- hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- hereditament — any inheritable estate or interest in property.
- hereditarian — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hidradenitis — (medicine) inflammation of the sweat glands.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- horatian ode — an ode consisting of several stanzas all of the same form.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- immoderation — lack of moderation.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- in good part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in-and-outer — a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.
- inadvertence — the quality or condition of being inadvertent; heedlessness.
- inadvertency — inadvertence.
- incarcerated — to imprison; confine.
- incoordinate — not coordinate; not coordinated.
- incorporated — legally incorporated, as a company.
- increditable — (rare) Incapable of being believed; not creditable.
- incriminated — Simple past tense and past participle of incriminate.
- indeliberate — done without care; special planning or deliberation; unintentional.
- indirect tax — a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price.
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- ingurgitated — Simple past tense and past participle of ingurgitate.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- inordination — inordinateness
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- inter-allied — between or among allied nations, especially the Allies of World War I.
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.