12-letter words containing u, n, d, a, r, i
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- draw curtain — a curtain, opening at the middle, that can be drawn to the sides of a stage.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- durante vita — during life.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridation — the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.
- foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
- four-in-hand — a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- grand kabuki — kabuki (def 2).
- guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- in-and-outer — a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.
- india rubber — rubber1 (def 1).
- induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- ingurgitated — Simple past tense and past participle of ingurgitate.
- intermundane — existing in the space between worlds or heavenly bodies: intermundane space.
- intramundane — existing or occurring within the material world.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- 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.
- liverpudlian — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.