12-letter words containing o, u, r, i, e
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- debrouillard — (one who is) skilled or resourceful at handling any difficulty
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- denaturation — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- desirousness — The state of being desirous.
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- diégo-suarez — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- discoverture — the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.
- disenamoured — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
- 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.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- 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.
- dumortierite — a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- embourgeoise — to make bourgeois
- encountering — Present participle of encounter.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equilibrious — In equilibrium; balanced.
- equinumerous — having the same number of members
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing