12-letter words containing a, g, o, d, e
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- detoxicating — Present participle of detoxicate.
- dextrogyrate — having dextrorotation
- diabetogenic — causing or producing diabetes
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- diagonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of diagonalize.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- dialogue box — a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
- diego garcia — chief island of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory: 17 sq mi (44 sq km)
- diégo-suarez — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- dineolignane — (organic chemistry) Any derivative of a lignane having four propylbenzene residues.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- disgregation — the separation of components from a whole, esp of people from a company
- disk storage — space for storing information on a disk
- disorganised — Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
- disorganized — functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
- dodecagynian — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dog and bone — a telephone
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- doggy paddle — a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his or her front, paddles his or her hands in imitation of a swimming dog, and beats his or her legs up and down
- donald budge — (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
- doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
- double agent — a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
- double eagle — a gold coin of the U.S., issued from 1849 to 1933, equal to 2 eagles or 20 dollars.
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- double-glaze — If someone double-glazes a house or its windows, they fit windows that have two layers of glass which keeps the inside of the house warmer and quieter.
- doubleganger — doppelgänger.
- douglas-home — Alexander Frederick (Baron Home of the Hirsel) 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- draft dodger — a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- engaged tone — telephone
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- flood damage — damage to property caused by floodwater
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- food allergy — an allergy to a specific type of food
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- forward gear — a gear in a vehicle that is used when the vehicle is moving forward