12-letter words containing ide
- pediculicide — Also, pediculicidal. destructive to lice.
- pentapeptide — a polypeptide consisting of five amino acids
- peptide bond — a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water.
- pheidippides — the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians 490 b.c.
- philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- presidentess — a female president
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
- pygmy glider — a gliding marsupial, Acrobates pygmaeus, of Australia, growing to about the size of a mouse and having a featherlike tail.
- pyrazinamide — a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- race suicide — the extinction of a racial or ethnic population that tends to result when, through the unwillingness or forbearance of its members to have children, the birthrate falls below the death rate.
- radionuclide — a radioactive nuclide.
- re-embroider — to embroider again
- residentiary — residing; resident.
- residentship — a person who resides in a place.
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- ride herd on — a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock: a herd of cattle; a herd of sheep; a herd of zebras.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rideau canal — a waterway in SE Ontario, Canada, connecting the Ottawa Riverin Ottawa to Lake Ontario in Kingston. 125 miles (202 km) long.
- room divider — a partition, as a screen or freestanding bookcase, that separates one part of a room from another.
- salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
- sb's insides — the internal organs of the body, esp the stomach and bowels
- schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
- self-evident — evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- semidetached — partly detached.
- side against — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- side by side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- side circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- side-wheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- sidereal day — the interval between two successive passages of the vernal equinox over the meridian, being about four minutes shorter than a mean solar day.
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- sidesplitter — something that is uproariously funny, as a joke or a situation.
- sidestepping — the act of ascending or descending by facing sideways and lifting each ski alternately
- slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- sodium amide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, flammable powder, NaNH 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium cyanide and in organic synthesis.
- spermaticide — spermicide.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.