12-letter words containing o, e, d, i
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- appropriated — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximated — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archdioceses — Plural form of archdiocese.
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- barium oxide — a white or yellowish-white poisonous heavy powder used esp as a dehydrating agent. Formula: BaO
- basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
- be done with — to end relations with
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
- benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- bird colonel — a full colonel in the US Army
- bird of prey — A bird of prey is a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals.
- bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
- blind corner — a corner where the view of the road ahead is completely obscured or very restricted
- blind roller — a long ocean swell that rises almost to breaking as it passes over shoals.
- blind-emboss — blind-stamp.
- blood sister — a sister by birth
- bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- bloomingdale — a town in NE Illinois.
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- boiled sweet — Boiled sweets are hard sweets that are made from boiled sugar.
- bois de rose — a grayish red or dark purplish red color.
- boletic acid — fumaric acid.