12-letter words containing l, a, i, d
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- syndactylism — having certain digits joined together.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- testiculated — like a testicle, esp in shape
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- that will do — If you say that will do to a child, you are telling them to stop behaving in the way that they are.
- the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
- the mainland — a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania
- the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
- 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.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
- tiger lizard — either of two lacertid lizards, Nucras intertexta and N. tessellata, of southern Africa, having a gray or brown body marked with black spots and bars.
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- top and tail — method of washing a baby
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- ultradistant — extremely distant
- ultraradical — extremely radical, esp having radical political ideas
- ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
- umnak island — a mountainous island in SW Alaska, in the Fox Islands of the E central Aleutian Islands.
- un-laminated — formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.
- un-liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- unadmittedly — to give right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people.
- unaffiliated — being in close formal or informal association; related: a letter sent to all affiliated clubs; a radio network and its affiliated local stations.
- unalleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- unassistedly — in an unassisted manner
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- undefoliated — having the leaves left intact