12-letter words containing m, o, r, l
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- country mile — a long way
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cumulocirrus — a cloud that shares charracteristics of cumulus and cirrus clouds
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
- dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
- deflowerment — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- deformalized — Simple past tense and past participle of deformalize.
- deglamorized — Simple past tense and past participle of deglamorize.
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demonstrable — A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
- denormalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denormalize.
- dephlegmator — an apparatus used for dephlegmation
- depolymerize — to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way
- dermatologic — Dermatologic means of or relating to the skin.
- dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.
- dipyridamole — a yellow crystalline powder, C 24 H 40 N 8 O 4 , used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.
- disembroiled — Simple past tense and past participle of disembroil.
- dissimulator — One who dissimulates.
- divorce mill — a divorce court, especially such a court in a state or country that does not impose difficult requirements, as a long period of residence or humiliating grounds, on those who wish to dissolve their marriage.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- double cream — (in France) a fresh, soft cheese with at least 60 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- double major — a major with concentration in two separate fields of study
- double rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- drama school — a college which trains students (who are generally 18+) to act
- dwarf mallow — cheese1 (def 5).
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- earth almond — chufa.
- ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electromeric — involving, or relating to, electromers
- electrometer — An instrument for measuring electrical potential without drawing any current from the circuit.
- electromotor — an electric motor
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- emigrational — Relating to emigration.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument