12-letter words containing o, u, t, r, e, d
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- 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
- 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.
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- 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 altar — an altar on which the Eucharist may be celebrated from either the liturgical east or the liturgical west side.
- 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 entry — a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- double truck — Typesetting. a chase for holding the type for a center spread, especially for a newspaper.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- dropout rate — the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college course
- 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.
- 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.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- dutch clover — white clover.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- electrocuted — Simple past tense and past participle of electrocute.
- flutterboard — a kickboard.
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- get round to — find time
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.