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12-letter words containing d, u, r, t

  • dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
  • dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
  • dual-control — having dual controls
  • ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
  • dumortierite — a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.
  • dumper truck — A dumper truck is the same as a dump truck.
  • duple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.
  • durante vita — during life.
  • dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
  • dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
  • dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
  • dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
  • dusty miller — Botany. any of several composite plants, as Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, or the beach wormwood, having pinnate leaves covered with whitish pubescence. rose campion.
  • dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
  • dutch clover — white clover.
  • dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
  • dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
  • duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
  • duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
  • duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
  • dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
  • eddy current — an electric current in a conducting material that results from induction by a moving or varying magnetic field.
  • edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
  • edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
  • edulcorative — edulcorant
  • electrocuted — Simple past tense and past participle of electrocute.
  • enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
  • endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
  • enstructured — built into the structure of something
  • entertissued — interwoven
  • equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
  • ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
  • expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
  • extramundane — Outside or beyond the physical world.
  • fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
  • filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
  • float around — A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.
  • fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
  • fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
  • fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
  • flutterboard — a kickboard.
  • food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
  • foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
  • foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
  • four old cat — three old cat played with four batters.
  • fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
  • fourth world — the world's most poverty-stricken nations, especially in Africa and Asia, marked by very low GNP per capita and great dependence upon foreign economic aid.
  • fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • friend-court — amicus curiae.
  • frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
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