12-letter words containing r, u, d, e, l
- ladder truck — hook and ladder.
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
- 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.
- launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- 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.
- liopleurodon — Any of the genus Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
- liverpudlian — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- louver board — one of a series of overlapping, sloping boards used as louvers in an opening, so arranged as to admit air but to exclude rain or cut off visibility from the outside.
- lunar module — the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- mullet dress — a dress whose skirt is cut short at the front but long at the back
- multi-tiered — being or arranged in tiers or layers (usually used in combination): a two-tiered box of chocolates.
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- multitowered — comprising several towers
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- murder trial — the trial of a person who is accused of murder
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- muzzleloader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- outer london — the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around the city of London in the UK
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overcoloured — excessively coloured
- overutilized — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.