12-letter words containing i, d, y, l
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pygmy glider — a gliding marsupial, Acrobates pygmaeus, of Australia, growing to about the size of a mouse and having a featherlike tail.
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- railway yard — an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings, used for storing rolling stock, making up trains, etc
- rally driver — sports-car racer
- redemptively — serving to redeem.
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reiteratedly — in a repetitive or reiterative manner
- remedilessly — in a remediless manner, beyond remedy
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- saccadically — in a saccadical manner
- sadistically — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- schindylesis — an articulation or fibrous joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
- schindyletic — relating to the joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
- sedge family — the plant family Cyperaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, often found in wet areas, having solid stems, narrow, grasslike leaves with closed sheaths, spikes of very small flowers set in a scalelike bract, and a dry, flattened, convex fruit, and including the bulrush, chufa, cotton grass, papyrus, and umbrella plant.
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- self-denying — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
- sidereal day — the interval between two successive passages of the vernal equinox over the meridian, being about four minutes shorter than a mean solar day.
- sinusoidally — Mathematics. of or relating to a sinusoid.
- six-cylinder — having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the pistons move
- six-year-old — being six years in age
- slippery dip — a long slide at a playground or funfair
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
- subsidiarily — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- supply-sider — a person, especially an economist, who advocates supply-side economics.
- sydney silky — silky terrier.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- syndactylism — having certain digits joined together.
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
- thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
- third eyelid — nictitating membrane.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power