12-letter words containing l, a, d, y, o, r
- heterodactyl — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- holidaymaker — vacationer.
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrolyzable — Able to be hydrolyzed.
- hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- loyalty card — customer incentive scheme
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- memorial day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
- meridionally — In a meridional manner.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- olivary body — one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata.
- ordinary lay — the form of lay found in a cable-laid rope
- overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
- paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- 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.
- rally around — to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
- rollaway bed — a bed on castors
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- royal pardon — release from punishment for an offence, granted by a monarch
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- six-year-old — being six years in age