12-letter words containing d, o, i, l
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- linking word — A linking word is a word which shows a connection between clauses or sentences. 'However' and 'so' are linking words.
- linux loader — (operating system) (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- liopleurodon — Any of the genus Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- liriodendron — either of the two deciduous trees of the magnoliaceous genus Liriodendron, the tulip trees of North America or China
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- loading coil — an inductance coil used to improve the characteristics of a transmission line.
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- loco disease — locoism.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- lodging knee — a knee reinforcing a hull horizontally, as at the ends of deck beams.
- lodging turn — a period of work or duty, esp among railway workers, which involves sleeping away from home
- logodaedalic — of or relating to plays on words and word tricks
- london broil — a steak, typically served broiled and crosscut into thin slices.
- london pride — a saxifragaceous plant, a hybrid between Saxifraga spathularis and S. umbrosa, having a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- longitudinal — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- longwindedly — Alternative spelling of long-windedly.
- loose-limbed — having supple arms and legs: a loose-limbed athlete.
- loose-lipped — tending toward indiscriminate and uninhibited talk.
- lopsidedness — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- lorry driver — a person who drives a lorry; a truck driver
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- mademoiselle — (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- madonna lily — a lily, Lilium candidum, having clusters of pure white, bell-shaped flowers.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malonic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- medico-legal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- meditational — Of, or pertaining to, meditation.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.