12-letter words containing d, a, c, r, y
- penny arcade — an amusement hall or area that contains coin-operated entertainment devices, originally operated for a penny a play.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- playing card — one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- quarry-faced — rock-faced.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- ready-cooked — (of food or food products) cooked before it is sold
- resyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- subjudiciary — the judicial branch of government.
- tetradactyly — the condition of having four fingers or toes
- traffic duty — an assignment to help the flow of traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- undertenancy — the tenancy held by an undertenant; a sublease
- victoria day — (in Canada) the first Monday preceding May 25, observed as a national holiday.
- video piracy — the unauthorized or prohibited use of audio-visual works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works