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12-letter words containing i, n, c, o, r, d

  • field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
  • forked chain — branched chain.
  • fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
  • friend-court — amicus curiae.
  • goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
  • gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
  • graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
  • harmonichord — a musical instrument resembling an upright piano intended to fuse the sound of a violin with the functionality of a piano, the tone therefore produced using friction rather than through striking
  • hydrocooling — the process or technique of arresting the ripening of fruits and vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice water.
  • hydrodynamic — pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
  • hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
  • hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
  • hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
  • hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
  • hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
  • icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
  • idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
  • idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
  • improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
  • incoordinate — not coordinate; not coordinated.
  • incorporated — legally incorporated, as a company.
  • incorrodible — incapable of being corroded; not corrodible
  • incrossbreed — to breed (animals) by crossbreeding inbred parents, whether of the same or of different breeds
  • indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
  • indian cobra — a highly venomous cobra, Naja naja, common in India, having markings resembling a pair of spectacles on the back of the hood.
  • indirections — Plural form of indirection.
  • indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
  • indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
  • indricothere — a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.
  • infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
  • intercropped — Simple past tense and past participle of intercrop.
  • intercrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of intercross.
  • interdiction — an act or instance of interdicting.
  • interdictory — of, relating to, or noting interdiction.
  • introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • introductive — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
  • introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
  • introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
  • iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
  • irda control — (standard)   (IrDA-C, formerly IrBUS) Infrared standard from IrDA. IrDA Control is a low speed communication standard that allows cordless peripherals such as keyboards, mice, game pads, and joysticks to interact with intelligent host devices. Host devices include PCs, home appliances, game machines, and television and web set-top boxes. IrDA Control supports data rates of 75 Kbps at up to 8 metres, and is designed to integrate with devices that use USB HID. Parts and products featuring IrDA Control are expected in 1998. See also IrDA Data, AIR.
  • irreconciled — not reconciled, esp with God
  • jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
  • machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
  • machine word — word (def 10).
  • machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
  • micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
  • microprinted — printed in microprint
  • microseconds — Plural form of microsecond.
  • minirecorder — a small tape recorder, using minicassettes.
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