12-letter words containing i, d, e, a, s, t
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- mainstreamed — Simple past tense and past participle of mainstream.
- maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- masterminded — Simple past tense and past participle of mastermind.
- mastoid bone — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.
- meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- medievalists — Plural form of medievalist.
- metasediment — (petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
- metastasised — Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
- metastasized — Simple past tense and past participle of metastasize.
- metathesized — Simple past tense and past participle of metathesize.
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- mis-adjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misdemeanant — a person who is guilty of misbehavior.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of misestimate.
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- necessitated — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- otitis media — inflammation of the middle ear, characterized by pain, dizziness, and impaired hearing.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- outside lane — the lane on a motorway where overtaking of other vehicles is permitted and vehicles can travel fastest
- outsider art — art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- paedobaptism — the baptism of infants
- paedobaptist — a person who baptizes infants
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth