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12-letter words containing n, o, d, l

  • contractedly — in a shortened manner
  • control code — (character)   A character code for a control character, normally including the values 0..31 or 127, inherited from ASCII, possibly extended to include other characters by the operating system or application program.
  • convolutedly — twisted; coiled.
  • cook islands — a group of islands in the SW Pacific, an overseas territory of New Zealand: consists of the Lower Cooks and the Northern Cooks Capital: Avarua, on Rarotonga. Pop: 10 447 (2013 est). Area: 234 sq km (90 sq miles)
  • coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
  • counterplead — to plead the opposite of
  • counterworld — an alternative world opposite to the virtual world
  • cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
  • craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
  • crocodilians — Plural form of crocodilian.
  • crossed line — interference on a telephone line that causes more than two callers to be connected
  • curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
  • cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
  • cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
  • dak bungalow — (in India, formerly) a house where travellers on a dak route could be accommodated
  • dalton's law — the principle that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases in a fixed volume is equal to the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if it occupied the whole volume
  • daniel boone — Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
  • daniel jones — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
  • darning wool — wool used for darning
  • data logging — (data)   (data acquisition) Storing a series of measurements over time, usually from a sensor that converts a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity, light, resistance, current, power, speed, vibration into a voltage that is then converted by a digital to analog converter (DAC) into a binary number. Data logging hardware may have several DACs for multiple simultaneous measurements. The hardware usually connects to a parallel port, serial port or USB port on a PC.
  • de-evolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
  • dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
  • deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
  • debilitation — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
  • decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper
  • decalcomanie — (dated) decalcomania.
  • deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
  • dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
  • declamations — Plural form of declamation.
  • declarations — Plural form of declaration.
  • declensional — of declension
  • declinations — Plural form of declination.
  • declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
  • decolonizing — Present participle of decolonize.
  • decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
  • deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
  • decontrolled — Simple past tense and past participle of decontrol.
  • decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
  • definitional — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
  • deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
  • deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
  • deflectional — of or relating to deflection
  • deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
  • deflowerment — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
  • deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
  • degringolade — a rapid descent or deterioration
  • delamination — separation into layers
  • delapidation — Dated form of dilapidation.
  • deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
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