12-letter words containing o, r, d, e, n, t
- indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- indricothere — a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- intercropped — Simple past tense and past participle of intercrop.
- intercrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of intercross.
- interdiction — an act or instance of interdicting.
- interdictory — of, relating to, or noting interdiction.
- interiorized — Simple past tense and past participle of interiorize.
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- into the red — into debt or an unprofitable financial condition
- introductive — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- iron-hearted — cruel; heartless; unfeeling.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- liberty bond — a single Liberty loan bond.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- microprinted — printed in microprint
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- motor-minded — disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- network card — network interface controller
- network node — (networking) (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host".
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- next door to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- night editor — an editor responsible for getting a morning newspaper to press, for the night operations of a wire service, or the like.
- nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
- nitrogenized — Treated with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound.
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.