12-letter words that end in al
- correctional — Correctional means related to prisons.
- corticofugal — (of a nerve fiber) originating in and running from the cerebral cortex.
- cosmogonical — Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
- cosmological — the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
- craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
- craniofacial — relating to both the cranium and the face
- craniosacral — as in craniosacral therapy, an alternative therapy involving gentle manipulation of the bones and membranes of the skull, in order to treat a wide range of physical and psychological disorders
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- cryptococcal — of, relating to, or caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus
- curvirostral — having a curved or crooked beak
- cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- cytoskeletal — of or relating to a cytoskeleton
- damper pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
- dark mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity greater than 2.8 and that is generally dark in color.
- data general — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Responsible for the Nova minicomputer. Quarterly sales $284M, profits -$12M (Aug 1994).
- day hospital — part of a hospital that offers therapeutic services, where patients usually attend all day but go home or to a hospital ward at night
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- declensional — of declension
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication
- definitional — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- denotational — Of or pertaining to denotation.
- dentilingual — pronounced or articulated with the tongue touching the upper teeth
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- departmental — Departmental is used to describe the activities, responsibilities, or possessions of a department in a government, company, or other organization.
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- descensional — relating to descension
- diarthrodial — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- dilatational — a dilated formation or part.
- diplomatical — Obsolete form of diplomatic.
- discretional — discretionary.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- ditheistical — of or relating to ditheism, ditheistic
- ditheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- divinatorial — of or related to divination
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- donatistical — relating to a Donatist or Donatism
- 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 modal — a syntactic construction in which two modal auxiliaries occur consecutively within a clause, as might could in I might could help you.
- double steal — a play in which two base runners steal a base each.
- draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
- drop initial — inset initial.