12-letter words containing o, u, t, e, r, s
- custom-order — to obtain by special or individual order: These wide doors have to be custom-ordered.
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- deconstructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconstruct.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- deuterostome — any member of the major group of animals defined by the fact that during early embryonic development the first opening to form becomes the anus of the animal. The opposite is protostome
- dextrousness — Alternative form of dexterousness.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- discoverture — the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- 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.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- electrocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrocute.
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enterococcus — A streptococcus of a group that occurs naturally in the intestine but causes inflammation and blood infection if introduced elsewhere in the body (e.g., by injury or surgery).
- enteropneust — a worm-like marine invertebrate
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- fast neutron — a neutron produced by nuclear fission that has lost little energy by collision; a neutron with a kinetic energy in excess of 0.1 MeV
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- flatterously — in a flatterous manner
- flittermouse — bat2 (def 1).
- flour sifter — a container in which flour is sifted
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- fluorescents — Plural form of fluorescent.
- fluorimeters — Plural form of fluorimeter.
- fluorometers — Plural form of fluorometer.
- flusteration — (colloquial, dated) The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered.
- forequarters — the forward end of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.