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12-letter words containing l, d, c, o, n

  • duodecennial — relating to twelve years
  • duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
  • duplications — Plural form of duplication.
  • dwarf cornel — the bunchberry.
  • echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
  • eco-friendly — environmentally safe
  • edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
  • edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
  • electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
  • elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
  • enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
  • encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
  • encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
  • endocervical — Within a cervix.
  • endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
  • endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
  • endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
  • endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
  • field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
  • folinic acid — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 20 H 23 N 7 O 7 , produced by fermentation or derived from folic acid, used in medicine in the treatment of certain anemias.
  • funnel cloud — a rapidly rotating funnel-shaped cloud extending downward from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, which, if it touches the surface of the earth, is a tornado or waterspout.
  • genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
  • goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
  • golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
  • gondola back — a chair or couch back curving forward and downward to form arms.
  • grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
  • ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
  • ground cloth — groundsheet.
  • ground color — Also called ground coat. a primary coat of paint; priming; base coat.
  • halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
  • hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
  • hydrocooling — the process or technique of arresting the ripening of fruits and vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice water.
  • hydrocyclone — A hydrocyclone is a vessel used for separating two liquids with different densities, by the circular movement of fluid.
  • hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
  • iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
  • inconcluding — (obsolete) Inferring no consequence.
  • incorrodible — incapable of being corroded; not corrodible
  • indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
  • indicational — providing an indication; indicative
  • indoleacetic — as in indoleacetic acid, a naturally-occurring plant growth hormone
  • initial code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
  • into decline — If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
  • ionic liquid — An ionic liquid is a liquid which contains ions.
  • iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
  • irda control — (standard)   (IrDA-C, formerly IrBUS) Infrared standard from IrDA. IrDA Control is a low speed communication standard that allows cordless peripherals such as keyboards, mice, game pads, and joysticks to interact with intelligent host devices. Host devices include PCs, home appliances, game machines, and television and web set-top boxes. IrDA Control supports data rates of 75 Kbps at up to 8 metres, and is designed to integrate with devices that use USB HID. Parts and products featuring IrDA Control are expected in 1998. See also IrDA Data, AIR.
  • irreconciled — not reconciled, esp with God
  • kachina doll — a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.
  • knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
  • loading coil — an inductance coil used to improve the characteristics of a transmission line.
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