12-letter words containing r, o, s, a, l
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.
- dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discretional — discretionary.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- dissimulator — One who dissimulates.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dorsolateral — of, relating to, or affecting the back and the side.
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- douglas hurd — a third-class university degree
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- drama school — a college which trains students (who are generally 18+) to act
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elbow grease — physical effort
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- en casserole — (baked and served) in a casserole
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enterostomal — relating to enterostomy
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- extrapolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrapolate.
- extrasystole — A heartbeat outside the normal rhythm, as often occurs in normal individuals.
- facilitators — Plural form of facilitator.