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12-letter words containing r, a, d, o, m

  • oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • parade armor — ornamented armor worn only for ceremonial purposes.
  • period drama — a drama set in a particular historical period
  • platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
  • pompeian red — a dull, grayish red.
  • postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
  • pot marigold — calendula (def 1).
  • praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
  • preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
  • predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
  • preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
  • primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
  • product mark — a trademark used on only one product.
  • promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
  • propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
  • pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
  • pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
  • pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
  • pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
  • pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
  • pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
  • quadrinomial — consisting of four terms.
  • quadrominium — a building consisting of four individually owned apartments or living units.
  • quadrumanous — four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys.
  • radioelement — a radioactive element.
  • radiomimetic — (of drugs) producing effects similar to those produced by X-rays
  • radiothorium — a disintegration product of thorium.
  • random error — an error that has a random distribution and can be attributed to chance.
  • re-admission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
  • reading room — a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.
  • rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
  • rhodomontade — rodomontade
  • rhombohedral — a solid bounded by six rhombic planes.
  • road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
  • road manager — The road manager of someone such as a singer or sports player is the person who organizes their travel and other arrangements during a tour.
  • rodomontader — a person who boasts or brags
  • roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
  • romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
  • rose diamond — a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top
  • run commands — (operating system)   The expansion of the file name suffix, "rc", common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc. Always abbreviated to /R C/ when spoken. Note, "rc" is not a typical filename extension as it doesn't start with a dot. The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom".
  • salamandroid — an amphibian of the genus Salamandra
  • samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
  • sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
  • semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
  • serra do mar — a mountain range on the SE coast of Brazil. Highest point, 7420 feet (2262 meters).
  • sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
  • small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
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