12-letter words containing r, o, a, d, s, u
- favouredness — the quality of or extent to which something is favoured
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- grand rounds — a formal hospital meeting at which physicians discuss interesting medical cases.
- ground glass — Optics. glass that has had its polished surface removed by fine grinding and that is used to diffuse light.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
- ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
- gustave dore — (Paul) Gustave [pawl gy-stav] /pɔl güˈstav/ (Show IPA), 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- harbour dues — the fees or charges paid for using a harbour
- horse around — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horse guards — the mounted squadrons supplied by the Household Cavalry for ceremonial duties
- 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.
- hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- nonhazardous — Not hazardous; safe.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- outsider art — art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overpersuade — to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- 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.
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail