12-letter words containing o, d, e, u, m
- desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- deuterostome — any member of the major group of animals defined by the fact that during early embryonic development the first opening to form becomes the anus of the animal. The opposite is protostome
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- disenamoured — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- double album — a commercial recording sold on two CDs or LPs
- double cream — (in France) a fresh, soft cheese with at least 60 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- double dummy — a variety of bridge for two players in which two hands are kept face down until the end of the bidding when both hands are exposed.
- double major — a major with concentration in two separate fields of study
- double modal — a syntactic construction in which two modal auxiliaries occur consecutively within a clause, as might could in I might could help you.
- 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.
- douglas-home — Alexander Frederick (Baron Home of the Hirsel) 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.
- dromaeosaurs — Plural form of dromaeosaur.
- dumortierite — a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- ethosuximide — A particular anticonvulsant drug.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- good-humored — having or showing a pleasant, amiable mood: a good-humored man; a good-humored remark.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- hard-mouthed — of or relating to a horse not sensitive to the pressure of a bit.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- huffman code — Huffman coding
- human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- loud-mouthed — If you describe someone as loud-mouthed, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way.
- lunar module — the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- maundy money — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- meadow mouse — any of numerous short-tailed rodents of the genus Microtus and allied genera, chiefly of fields and meadows in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.