12-letter words containing r, i, o, t, e, d
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- mediocrities — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- micro-credit — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- microprinted — printed in microprint
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- mis director — Chief Information Officer
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
- mixed forest — a forest filling the transition from natural coniferous to deciduous forest, and containing both types of tree
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- motor-minded — disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- multitowered — comprising several towers
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- night editor — an editor responsible for getting a morning newspaper to press, for the night operations of a wire service, or the like.
- nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
- nitrogenized — Treated with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound.
- non-resident — not resident in a particular place.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nondirective — Not directive.
- noneditorial — not relating to an editor or an editorial
- nonirrigated — not irrigated; dry
- nonmotorized — not equipped with a motor
- nonresidents — Plural form of nonresident.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- off the grid — not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- orthopteroid — (zoology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
- outside work — work done off the premises of a business
- outsider art — art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.