12-letter words containing l, o, r, d, y
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- polydisperse — of or noting a sol that contains particles of different sizes.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rally around — to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- rollaway bed — a bed on castors
- roller derby — a race on roller skates, esp one involving aggressive tactics
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- royal pardon — release from punishment for an offence, granted by a monarch
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- six-year-old — being six years in age
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- ungroundedly — without basis
- unhydrolysed — not having undergone hydrolysis
- unobservedly — without having been observed; in an unobserved manner
- unorthodoxly — not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox: an unorthodox ideology.
- unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
- unprovokedly — in an unprovoked manner
- untroubledly — in an untroubled manner
- vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
- video player — VCR: videotape recorder
- worldly-wise — wise as to the affairs of this world.
- youth leader — a person who has responsibility for the young people at a youth club etc