13-letter words containing r, a, d, i, o, l
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hydroxylation — (organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom.
- hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- intercondylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- latent period — Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lexical order — the arrangement of a set of items in accordance with a recursive algorithm, such as the entries in a dictionary whose order depends on their first letter unless these are the same in which case it is the second which decides, and so on
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- lizard orchid — a European orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum, rare in Britain, having a spike of grey-green flowers smelling of goats
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- mail exploder — (messaging) Part of an electronic mail delivery system which allows a message to be delivered to a list of addresses. Mail exploders are used to implement mailing lists. Users send messages to a single address and the mail exploder takes care of delivery to the individual mailboxes in the list.
- major medical — insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- material mode — the normal use of language that refers to extra-linguistic subjects without explicit mention of the words themselves. Fido is a dog is in the material mode, while "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.
- melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- mid glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 393 sq. mi. (1019 sq. km).
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- model railway — a model of a small-scale railway system, often with toy moving trains
- molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- national grid — a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
- nitrolic acid — any of several weak acids formed when nitrous acid reacts with a nitroparaffin
- non-editorial — of or relating to the commissioning or compiling of content for publication, or to a person who does such work: editorial policies; editorial skills.
- non-juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- nondeliberate — not deliberate or intentional
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonperiodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- noradrenaline — norepinephrine.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
- old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.