12-letter words containing l, d, c
- nonmedicinal — Not medicinal.
- nonnucleated — having no nucleus
- nonscheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
- nucleic acid — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- officialized — Simple past tense and past participle of officialize.
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- old catholic — a member of any of several European churches professing to be truly Catholic but rejecting certain modern Roman Catholic doctrines, dogmas, and practices, especially the dogma of papal infallibility.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- old covenant — the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- oligodactyly — The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.
- optical diff — vdiff
- optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overcoloured — excessively coloured
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overinclined — extremely or excessively inclined (to)
- package deal — Also called package plan. an agreement in which the buyer pays a stipulated price for a group of related products or services: a package deal from a book club.
- packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
- paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
- palo cortado — a rich, dry sherry
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- paradisaical — paradisiacal.
- paradisiacal — of, like, or befitting paradise.
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pascal-linda — Ian Flockhart, U Edinburgh, 1991. Under development.
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedicellaria — one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pediculicide — Also, pediculicidal. destructive to lice.
- pedunculated — having a peduncle.
- pencil cedar — the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, or its wood.
- peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.