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

  • multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
  • muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
  • nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
  • neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
  • netted melon — a variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, having reticulate markings on the skin and green to reddish-orange flesh.
  • noble-minded — characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.
  • nom de plume — pen name.
  • non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
  • nondomiciled — of, relating to, or denoting a person who is not domiciled in his or her country of origin
  • nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
  • nonmedicinal — Not medicinal.
  • old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
  • oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
  • online media — Acorn Online Media
  • radioelement — a radioactive element.
  • redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
  • redoublement — the act of redoubling
  • roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
  • self-command — self-control.
  • silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
  • small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
  • tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
  • unformalized — not formalized
  • unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
  • unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • unglamorized — not glamorized
  • unhandsomely — unattractively
  • unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
  • unmodifiable — incapable of being modified
  • unnormalized — to make normal.
  • unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • ventromedial — relating to both the ventral and medial surfaces, or to the front and to the middle
  • wall-mounted — hung on a wall
  • well-mounted — seated or riding on a horse or other animal.
  • westmorelandWilliam Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
  • withholdment — the act of withholding
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