12-letter words containing d, m, i, n
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gormandizing — Present participle of gormandize.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- grimaldi man — a type of Aurignacian man having a negroid appearance, thought to be a race of Cro-Magnon man
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- habilimented — Clothed.
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- haemosiderin — Alternative form of hemosiderin.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- harmonichord — a musical instrument resembling an upright piano intended to fuse the sound of a violin with the functionality of a piano, the tone therefore produced using friction rather than through striking
- have in mind — to remember
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hereditament — any inheritable estate or interest in property.
- high command — the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hippodroming — (baseball) present participle of hippodrome; Staging games to suit gamblers, especially baseball.
- hit and miss — unpredictable, unreliable
- hit-and-miss — sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not.
- hologonidium — soredium.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- hood molding — a molding or dripstone over a door or window.
- hope diamond — a sapphire-blue Indian diamond, the largest blue diamond in the world, weighing 44.5 carats and supposedly cut from a bigger diamond that was once part of the French crown jewels: now in the Smithsonian Institution.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hummingbirds — Plural form of hummingbird.
- hydrodynamic — pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
- hydroforming — the production of high-octane aromatic compounds for motor fuels by catalytic reforming of naphthas in the presence of hydrogen.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hyperendemic — manifesting a high and persistent occurrence
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- i don't mind — I have no preference
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- idiodynamics — a system of beliefs in psychology emphasizing the role of the personality in choosing stimuli and in organizing responses.
- ill-informed — lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.
- ill-mannered — having bad or poor manners; impolite; discourteous; rude.
- immoderation — lack of moderation.
- imparadising — Present participle of imparadise.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- impedimental — Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or obstructing.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- impudentness — Quality of being impudent.
- in good form — fit, healthy
- in good time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in old money — according to the old system