12-letter words containing o, d, m, e, t, r
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- 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.
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- pteridosperm — seed fern.
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- radiomimetic — (of drugs) producing effects similar to those produced by X-rays
- rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
- redemptioner — an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- 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.
- rhodomontade — rodomontade
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- rodomontader — a person who boasts or brags
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- stem-end rot — a disease of fruits characterized by discoloration, shriveling, and decay of the stem and adjacent parts of the fruit and caused by any of several fungi of the genera Diplodia and Phomopsis.
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- storm-tossed — thrown up and down or side to side by a storm
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- tenderometer — a device measuring the tenderness of peas
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermostated — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- timberdoodle — the American woodcock, Philohela minor.
- time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
- torso murder — a murder in which the body of the victim is dismembered at the torso.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- trondhjemite — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and a small amount of biotite.
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unornamented — not decorated; unadorned
- unsurmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- untremendous — not tremendous or marvellous; not astounding or inspiring awe