12-letter words containing l, e, a, d, i
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- flummadiddle — A baked main course pudding consisting of stale bread, pork fat, molasses, and spices including cinnamon and allspice. It was a part of early American cuisine, especially in New England.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- folie a deux — the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- free radical — an atom or molecule that bears an unpaired electron and is extremely reactive, capable of engaging in rapid chain reactions that destabilize other molecules and generate many more free radicals: in the body, deactivated by antioxidants, uric acid, and certain enzyme activities.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- gable window — a window in or under a gable.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- gambling den — a building operating as a business where money can be staked on playing games of chance
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- garden snail — Zoology
- garlic bread — baguette toasted with garlic and butter
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glazing bead — a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.
- global index — (filename extension) (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- griddlebread — bread or cake made on a griddle
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hammer drill — a rock drill operated by compressed air in which the boring bit is not attached to the reciprocating piston
- hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.