12-letter words containing d, a, l, y
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- 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.
- sinusoidally — Mathematics. of or relating to a sinusoid.
- six-year-old — being six years in age
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- 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.
- subsidiarily — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- syndactylism — having certain digits joined together.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- tetradactyly — the condition of having four fingers or toes
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- the old days — the past
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- tyndall beam — the visible path of light produced by the scattering action (Tyndall effect) of the particles in a colloidal solution on a beam of light passed through it.
- unadmittedly — to give right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people.
- unassistedly — in an unassisted manner
- underlayment — material laid between a subfloor and a finish floor of linoleum, asphalt tile, etc.
- undulate ray — a species of ray (Raja undulata), found on the southern coasts of the British Isles
- undulatingly — in an undulating manner
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- unmethylated — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- unmyelinated — pertaining to nerve fibers that are not covered with a myelin sheath.
- unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
- unrewardedly — in an unrewarding manner
- valetudinary — valetudinarian.
- vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
- video player — VCR: videotape recorder
- wild parsley — any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.
- woolly aphid — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
- yellow daisy — the black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta.
- yieldability — the ability to yield or produce a yield: a hybrid seed with greatly increased yieldability.
- youth leader — a person who has responsibility for the young people at a youth club etc