12-letter words containing m, u, d, i, r
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- on your mind — If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- purple medic — a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quadriennium — quadrennium.
- quadrinomial — consisting of four terms.
- quadrominium — a building consisting of four individually owned apartments or living units.
- radiothorium — a disintegration product of thorium.
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- rubbish dump — a place or area where waste materials are dumped
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- sinus iridum — (Bay of Rainbows) a semicircular dark plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon.
- striped drum — a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher, that utters a drumming sound
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- superimposed — (of a stream or drainage system) having a course not adjusted to the structure of the rocks presently undergoing erosion but determined rather by a prior erosion cycle or by formerly overlying rocks or sediments.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- tertium quid — something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- trudeaumania — obsessional enthusiasm for Pierre Trudeau
- turbidimeter — a device for measuring the turbidity of water or other liquids.
- turbidimetry — a device for measuring the turbidity of water or other liquids.
- turn of mind — If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.
- un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- underkingdom — the domain of an underking
- undermanning — the condition of not having enough employees to function properly
- undermeaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- undetermined — resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
- undramatized — not dramatized; not adapted to dramatic form
- unembittered — not embittered; not having bitter feelings
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- ungerminated — to begin to grow or develop.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unharmonized — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unimprisoned — not confined in a prison
- unmodernized — not made modern