12-letter words containing r, a, d, i, u
- guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- in-and-outer — a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.
- india rubber — rubber1 (def 1).
- induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- ingurgitated — Simple past tense and past participle of ingurgitate.
- intermundane — existing in the space between worlds or heavenly bodies: intermundane space.
- intramundane — existing or occurring within the material world.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- juiz de fora — a city in SE Brazil, N of Rio de Janeiro.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- linux loader — (operating system) (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- liverpudlian — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- maximum card — a picture postcard to which a stamp can be affixed on the picture side, after which it can be cancelled by the appropriate postal service.
- media circus — excessive news coverage
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- mountainward — Towards a mountain or mountains.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- multigravida — a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.