12-letter words containing i, s, l, e, d
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- involvedness — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- iodized salt — common table salt to which a small amount of sodium iodide or potassium iodide has been added
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- irregardless — regardless.
- isle of dogs — a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames, and a focus of major office development (Canary Wharf) in recent years
- isolated set — Mathematics. a set containing none of its accumulation points, consisting, therefore, of only isolated points.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- ladylikeness — Ladylike behaviour.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- lap dissolve — dissolve (def 17).
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- leukopedesis — an outward flow of white blood cells through a blood-vessel wall.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- limp-wristed — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. effeminate.
- line islands — a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, S of the Hawaiian Islands: eight belong to the Republic of Kiribati, three are U.S. dependencies. 193 sq. mi. (500 sq. km).
- 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.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- linseed meal — ground linseed cake.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- live spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- loco disease — locoism.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- loose-limbed — having supple arms and legs: a loose-limbed athlete.
- loose-lipped — tending toward indiscriminate and uninhibited talk.
- lopsidedness — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lyme disease — an acute inflammatory disease caused by a tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi , characterized by recurrent episodes of decreasing severity in which joint swelling, fever, and rash occur, sometimes with cardiac or nervous system complications.
- macclesfield — a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)
- mademoiselle — (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- maidenliness — The state or condition of being maidenly.
- maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.