12-letter words containing d, u
- alias dictus — otherwise called; alias.
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- ambidextrous — Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
- amundsen sea — a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land
- amyl sulfide — a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H 11) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.
- and counting — If you say and counting after a number or an amount of something, you mean that the number or amount is continuing to increase.
- andouillette — a French sausage made from pig intestines, smaller than an andouille
- andre fleury — André Hercule de [ahn-drey er-kyl duh] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- annuity bond — a fixed-rate bond that pays out the same amount of cash every year over its lifetime
- antediluvial — Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood (or similar deluge myth).
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anti-dumping — designating or of laws, tariffs, etc. that ban or counteract the dumping of goods by a foreign manufacturer
- anti-judaism — the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.
- antidandruff — preventing or treating dandruff
- antideuteron — the antimatter counterpart to the deuteron.
- antidilution — (of a provision or protection) acting to prevent a company from issuing equity at a low valuation
- antidiuretic — (of a hormone, treatment, etc) acting on the kidneys to control water excretion
- anuradhapura — a town in Sri Lanka: ancient capital of Ceylon; site of the sacred bo tree and place of pilgrimage for Buddhists. Pop: 53 151 (2001)
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
- armoured car — a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance
- around about — Around about means approximately.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- arts student — a person studying an arts subject
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- assumed bond — a bond issued by one corporation and assumed as an obligation by another.
- assumed name — If you do something under an assumed name, you do it using a name that is not your real name.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
- attitudinous — (informal) Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- audio-visual — Audio-visual equipment and materials involve both recorded sound and pictures.
- audiological — Of, or pertaining to, audiology, or the study of hearing.
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- audiovisuals — Plural form of audiovisual.
- auditorially — Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
- austenitized — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- autodidactic — a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
- autoxidation — oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
- axe-murderer — someone who commits murderer with an axe
- axillary bud — a bud that is borne at the axil of a leaf and is capable of developing into a branch shoot or flower cluster.
- backgrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of background.
- backgrounder — A backgrounder is a short article in a newspaper or magazine that provides background information about a particular subject.