12-letter words containing l, a, n, d, s
- poison gland — a gland in some fish and amphibians that secretes venomous material
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- quadrillions — Plural form of quadrillion.
- queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
- radical sign — the symbol √ or indicating extraction of a root of the quantity that follows it, as √25=5 or .
- randallstown — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- re-landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- rhode island — US state
- russian doll — wooden figures that nest inside one other
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- saddle joint — (on a sill, coping, or the like) a vertical joint raised above the level of the washes on each side.
- saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
- sailboarding — windsurfing.
- sailing date — the date that a ship or boat departs on a sailing voyage
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- salamandrian — a salamander of the order Batrachia
- salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- salamandroid — an amphibian of the genus Salamandra
- san salvador — a republic in NW Central America. 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Capital: San Salvador.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sand-blasted — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
- sand-floated — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar rubbed with sand and floated when it has partly set.
- sandblasting — the act or process of using a sandblast to clean, grind, or decorate a surface
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scandalously — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
- scheme-linda — A Scheme interface to Linda written by Ulf Dahlen of University of Edinburgh in 1990. It runs on the Computing Surface and the Symmetry.
- schmalkalden — a town in central Germany: a league to defend Protestantism formed here 1531.
- scot and lot — British History. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community.
- sea lavender — an Old World, maritime plant, Limonium vulgare, of the leadwort family, having one-sided spikes of small, lavender-colored flowers.
- second-class — of a secondary class or quality.
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
- selenic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.
- self-command — self-control.
- self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
- self-dealing — financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.
- self-disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
- semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
- serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.