12-letter words containing e, l, u, c, i, d
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- dysfluencies — disfluency.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- ferrofluidic — Of or pertaining to a ferrofluid.
- ferulic acid — a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.
- field circus — A derogatory pun on "field service". The field service organisation of any hardware manufacturer, but especially DEC. There is an entire genre of jokes about DEC field circus engineers: Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer with a flat tire? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. Q: How can you recognise a DEC field circus engineer who is out of gas? A: He's changing one tire at a time to see which one is flat. See Easter egging for additional insight on these jokes. There is also the "Field Circus Cheer" (from the plan file for DEC on MIT-AI): Maynard! Maynard! Don't mess with us! We're mean and we're tough! If you get us confused We'll screw up your stuff. (DEC's service HQ is located in Maynard, Massachusetts).
- 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.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indulgencies — indulgence.
- indulgencing — Present participle of indulgence.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- middle dutch — the Dutch language of the period c1100–c1500. Abbreviation: MD.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- multi-voiced — having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination): shrill-voiced.
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multidecadal — Involving multiple decades.
- multifaceted — Having many facets.
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- noninducible — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- nucleic acid — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pediculicide — Also, pediculicidal. destructive to lice.