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.