12-letter words containing d, u, e, t, s
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- mullet dress — a dress whose skirt is cut short at the front but long at the back
- multiskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- multistemmed — having two or more stems or trunks
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- outdatedness — the state of being outdated
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- outmodedness — The condition of being outmoded.
- outside lane — the lane on a motorway where overtaking of other vehicles is permitted and vehicles can travel fastest
- outside line — an external telephone connection
- outside loop — a loop during which the back of the airplane is on the outer side of the curve described by the course of flight.
- outside work — work done off the premises of a business
- outside-left — a footballer who plays on the outside left wing of the field
- outsider art — art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- over-stuffed — stuffed or filled to excess.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- pasture land — grassland used for grazing
- phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
- picture desk — the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher, that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
- picture disc — a phonograph record with a picture on the vinyl.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- pollutedness — the state of being polluted
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudo-event — an event that is staged primarily so that it can be reported in the media.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- pseudovector — a variable quantity, such as angular momentum, that has magnitude and orientation with respect to an axis. The components are even functions of the coordinates
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- recrudescent — breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.
- redistribute — to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.