12-letter words containing e, l, d, r, s
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- ill-assorted — badly matched; incompatible
- immortalised — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- imperialised — Simple past tense and past participle of imperialise.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indiscreetly — not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
- interdentals — Plural form of interdental.
- interestedly — In an interested manner.
- intermeddles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermeddle.
- internalised — Simple past tense and past participle of internalise.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- irregardless — regardless.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- land plaster — finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- landgrabbers — Plural form of landgrabber.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- landlordless — Without a landlord.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- leaderboards — Plural form of leaderboard.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- leopard seal — a yellowish-gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic.
- leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- lesser panda — panda (def 2).
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- limp-wristed — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. effeminate.
- linked verse — a Japanese verse form in which stanzas of three lines alternating with stanzas of two lines are composed by two or more poets in alternation.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lord's table — the, communion table.