12-letter words containing l, a, i, d, o
- holiday home — a home that people own in order to holiday in and that is in a different location to the home they usually live in
- holidaymaker — vacationer.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- hollywoodian — a person who works for the motion-picture industry located in Hollywood, Calif.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- hospitalised — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitalized — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- 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.
- 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.
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- idealisation — Alternative spelling of idealization.
- idealization — the act or process of idealizing something.
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- ill-assorted — badly matched; incompatible
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- imidacloprid — The insecticide 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine used to control fleas in domestic pets.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- immortalised — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- immortalized — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- indianapolis — Robert (Robert Clarke) born 1928, U.S. painter of pop art.
- indicational — providing an indication; indicative
- indisposable — Not disposable.
- indo-malayan — of Indian and Malayan origin, sponsorship, etc.
- indoleacetic — as in indoleacetic acid, a naturally-occurring plant growth hormone
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- initial code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- invalidation — to render invalid; discredit.
- iodized salt — common table salt to which a small amount of sodium iodide or potassium iodide has been added
- 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.
- isoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 3-phenyl-1,4-benzopyrone.
- isolated set — Mathematics. a set containing none of its accumulation points, consisting, therefore, of only isolated points.
- juan hidalgo — Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.
- kachina doll — a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- 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.
- kingdom hall — a meeting place of Jehovah's Witnesses for religious services.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lagging load — A lagging load is one where the phase of the current lags behind the phase of the voltage when supplied with an alternating voltage.