12-letter words containing d, r, i, p, l
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- prednisolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 5 , used in various forms to treat inflammation and allergies and in the treatment of acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and lymphomas.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- pretendingly — falsely
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- purblindness — the state of being purblind
- purple medic — a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
- pygmy glider — a gliding marsupial, Acrobates pygmaeus, of Australia, growing to about the size of a mouse and having a featherlike tail.
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- railroad pen — a ruling pen for drawing two parallel lines.
- rapeseed oil — a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes.
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
- redemptively — serving to redeem.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- ripe old age — advanced age
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- sidesplitter — something that is uproariously funny, as a joke or a situation.
- slippery dip — a long slide at a playground or funfair
- sloop-rigged — (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- spindle tree — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Euonymus, esp E. europaeus, of Europe and W Asia, typically having red fruits and yielding a hard wood formerly used in making spindles: family Celastraceae
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- supply-sider — a person, especially an economist, who advocates supply-side economics.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated