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12-letter words containing o, i, l

  • docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
  • dogmatically — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
  • doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
  • dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
  • dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
  • domain model — (systems analysis)   1. A definition of the functions, objects, data, requirements, relationships and variations in a particular domain. 2. A product of domain analysis which provides a representation of the requirements of the domain. The domain model identifies and describes the structure of data, flow of information, functions, constraints and controls within the Domain that are included in software systems in the domain. The Domain Model describes commonalities and variabilities among requirements for software systems in the domain.
  • domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
  • domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
  • domiciliated — to domicile.
  • donatistical — relating to a Donatist or Donatism
  • dorsiflexion — flexion toward the back.
  • dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
  • double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
  • double first — a first in two subjects.
  • double helix — the spiral arrangement of the two complementary strands of DNA.
  • double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
  • double piece — a piece of plate armor for reinforcing or replacing a piece ordinarily used in a suit.
  • double-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which subjects are receiving the active medication, treatment, etc., and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias from the test results.
  • double-click — to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
  • double-digit — of or denoting a percentage greater than ten.
  • double-quick — very quick or rapid.
  • double-sided — double-faced (defs 2, 3).
  • double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
  • double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
  • doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
  • dovetail saw — a backsaw for fine woodworking, as dovetailing.
  • dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
  • downwellings — Plural form of downwelling.
  • downy mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
  • draconically — (often lowercase) Draconian.
  • dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
  • drill collar — A drill collar is a thick tubular piece at the bottom of a drillpipe, which concentrates the weight on the rotating drill bit.
  • drop initial — inset initial.
  • drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
  • drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
  • ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
  • duodecennial — relating to twelve years
  • duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
  • duplications — Plural form of duplication.
  • dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
  • east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
  • ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
  • ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
  • ecclesiology — the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
  • echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
  • echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
  • eco-friendly — environmentally safe
  • ecologically — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
  • economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
  • edge molding — a convexly rounded molding having a fillet or concavity at or near its centerline.
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