12-letter words containing a, r, i, d, t, y
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- diuretically — In a diuretic way.
- dramatically — of or relating to the drama.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- drillability — Machinery, Building Trades. a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation. a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- drinkability — The state or property of being drinkable.
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- driveability — the degree of smoothness and steadiness of acceleration of an automotive vehicle: The automatic transmission has been improved to give the new model better drivability.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- easter daisy — a nearly stemless composite plant, Townsendia exscapa, of the Rocky Mountain regions, having stalkless purplish or white flowers in a rosette of narrow leaves.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- graft hybrid — a hybrid plant that is produced by grafting and that exhibits characters of both the stock and the scion.
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- gray catbird — any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- hemihydrates — Plural form of hemihydrate.
- hereditarily — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hit pay dirt — to discover a source of wealth, success, etc.
- hydatidiform — like or resembling a hydatid
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- inadvertency — inadvertence.
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- intermediacy — the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
- intermediary — an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.