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12-letter words containing d, a, c, r, y

  • faraday cage — an enclosure constructed of grounded wire mesh or parallel wires that shields sensitive electrical instruments from electrostatic interference.
  • ferricyanide — a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .
  • ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
  • gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
  • gas cylinder — container for storing gas
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • grand canary — one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1685 sq. km). Capital: Las Palmas.
  • grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.
  • grand cayman — the largest of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km).
  • gray catbird — any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
  • heraldically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
  • herbicidally — from a herbicidal point of view
  • heterodactyl — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
  • hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
  • hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
  • hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
  • hydrocarbons — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
  • hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
  • hydrocracker — a high-pressure processing unit used for hydrocracking.
  • hydrodynamic — pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
  • hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
  • hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
  • hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  • hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
  • hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
  • hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
  • hydroxy acid — an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
  • hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
  • hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
  • hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
  • hypermediacy — Hypermedia literacy; the state of being conversant with hypermedia technologies.
  • hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
  • idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
  • idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
  • inadvertency — inadvertence.
  • ineradicably — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
  • intermediacy — the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
  • lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
  • lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
  • library card — a card issued by a library to individuals or organizations entitling them or their representatives to borrow materials.
  • loyalty card — customer incentive scheme
  • macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
  • may-december — of or designating a marriage or romantic relationship between a young person and a person who is considerably older
  • modificatory — modifying.
  • nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
  • octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
  • peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
  • pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
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