12-letter words containing r, a, d, i, u
- dispauperize — to free (a person) from the state of being a pauper
- disqualifier — One who, or that which, disqualifies.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- dissimulator — One who dissimulates.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- disturbative — capable of disturbing
- diuretically — In a diuretic way.
- diverticular — Of or relating to diverticula.
- docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- dramaturgist — A person who composes a drama and directs its representation; a playwright.
- draw curtain — a curtain, opening at the middle, that can be drawn to the sides of a stage.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- durante vita — during life.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- ferulic acid — a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.
- figured bass — a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them indicating the chords to be played.
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- four-in-hand — a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
- fumaric acid — a colorless, odorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with maleic acid, essential to cellular respiration in most eukaryotic organisms: used in the making of synthetic resins and as a replacement for tartaric acid in beverages and baking powders.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- gaillard cut — an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- grand kabuki — kabuki (def 2).
- guadalquivir — a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.