12-letter words containing d, r, i, p, l
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- floppy drive — disk drive
- glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
- helicoptered — Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter.
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- heteroploidy — (genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
- his-lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- ill-prepared — badly or inadequately prepared or trained: ill-prepared job applicants; The hotel was ill-prepared for so many guests.
- ill-tempered — bad or irritable disposition.
- imidacloprid — The insecticide 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine used to control fleas in domestic pets.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- imperialised — Simple past tense and past participle of imperialise.
- imperialized — Simple past tense and past participle of imperialize.
- implied term — a term which is not written in a contract but to which it is necessary to comply with or adhere to
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- interpleaded — Simple past tense and past participle of interplead.
- interpleader — a party who interpleads.
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- landed price — the price when delivered
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- liar paradox — a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- limp-wristed — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. effeminate.
- linen draper — a dry-goods merchant.
- liopleurodon — Any of the genus Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- liverpudlian — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- london pride — a saxifragaceous plant, a hybrid between Saxifraga spathularis and S. umbrosa, having a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- malimprinted — (of an animal or person) suffering from a defect in the behavioural process of imprinting, resulting in attraction to members of other species, fetishism, etc
- media player — Digital Technology. a portable electronic device or a software program that plays and stores digital audio or video files in various formats.
- milk product — Milk products are foods made from milk, for example butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
- multiproduct — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.