12-letter words containing d, a, i, r, y
- ordinary ray — Optics, Crystallography. the part of a doubly refracted ray whose velocity within a crystal is the same in any direction.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- peabody bird — the white-throated sparrow.
- pepys' diary — a diary kept by Samuel Pepys from January 1, 1660 to May 31, 1669, in which are recorded his impressions of contemporary London life, the life of the court, and the administration of the navy.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- play reading — the activity when a group of people read the parts of a play
- 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.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- pyramid peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk Range, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,018 feet (4276 meters).
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyrazinamide — a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- 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.
- quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
- radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- 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.
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- railway yard — an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings, used for storing rolling stock, making up trains, etc
- rally driver — sports-car racer
- ready-witted — having a quick wit or intelligence.
- reiteratedly — in a repetitive or reiterative manner
- residentiary — residing; resident.
- 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.
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sidereal day — the interval between two successive passages of the vernal equinox over the meridian, being about four minutes shorter than a mean solar day.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- six-yard box — On a football pitch, the six-yard box is the rectangular area marked in front of the goal.
- six-year-old — being six years in age
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- 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.
- subsidiarily — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- subsidiarity — secondary importance
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- 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
- tryparsamide — a white, crystalline powder, C 8 H 10 O 4 N 2 AsNa·½H 2 , used chiefly in treating African sleeping sickness.
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977