12-letter words containing n, o, i, r, d
- order-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by the publication of orders to buy or sell
- ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- ordinary lay — the form of lay found in a cable-laid rope
- ordinary ray — Optics, Crystallography. the part of a doubly refracted ray whose velocity within a crystal is the same in any direction.
- ore dressing — Metallurgy. the mechanical processes by which valuable minerals are separated from ore.
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- oriel window — a bay window, esp one that is supported by one or more brackets or corbels
- ornithomimid — (zoology) Any member of the Ornithomimidae.
- orthodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- orthodontist — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overdressing — Present participle of overdress.
- overdrinking — Present participle of overdrink.
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
- overinclined — extremely or excessively inclined (to)
- overinvolved — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- overkindness — the quality of being too kind
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- pend oreille — a river in NE Washington, N Idaho, and SE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- permissioned — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalized — customized
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- pindaric ode — an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
- point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.