11-letter words containing d, a, n, y
- dioxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze reactions involving molecular oxygen.
- disarmingly — removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
- disarraying — Present participle of disarray.
- discandying — the act of melting or dissolving
- discernably — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- discordancy — discordance (defs 1–3).
- discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- disentrayle — to pass out as if from the entrails
- dishonorary — tending to dishonour or disgrace
- dismayingly — In a manner that causes dismay.
- dispensably — in a dispensable manner
- disquantity — to diminish in quantity; make less.
- dissonantly — In a dissonant manner.
- divisionary — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- doctrinally — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- downpayment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
- draftsmanly — Befitting a draftsman; geometrically artistic.
- dragon lady — (often initial capital letters) a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power.
- drainageway — a conduit, ditch, or the like, for draining water from an area.
- dry cleaner — a business that dry-cleans garments, draperies, etc.
- dry farming — a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage
- dry martini — cocktail
- dry-cleanse — to dry-clean.
- dues-paying — gaining experience, especially by hard and often unpleasant or uncongenial work: He spent his dues-paying years as a cocktail pianist.
- dynamic ram — dynamic random-access memory
- dynamically — Of a dynamic nature; variable or constantly changing nature.
- dynamograph — a device for registering the quantity of force applied
- dynamometer — An instrument that measures the power output of an engine.
- dynamometry — The measurement of forces doing work.
- dynasticism — a system of government in which the rulers are all drawn from the same family
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- dyspareunia — painful coitus.
- dyssynergia — (medicine) Failure of parts of the anatomy to work together correctly.
- dysthanasia — (medicine, rare) The undue prolongation of life by artificial means in a person who cannot otherwise survive.
- edi analyst — (job) A person who introduces EDI standards and technology. An EDI analyst makes decisions for information construction and selects resources for EDI processing and application expansion. He coordinates processing and transmission schedules and mapping of standard data formats. He generally serves as a key contact for trading partners and value-added network consultants.
- embryonated — Containing an embryo.
- enchantedly — As if enchanted.
- endearingly — In an endearing manner.
- endemically — In an endemic manner.
- endosteally — in the manner of the endosteum
- energy band — a range of energies associated with the quantum states of electrons in a crystalline solid. In a semiconductor or an insulator there is a valence band containing many states, most of which are occupied. Above this is a forbidden band with only a few isolated states caused by impurities. Above this is a conduction band containing many states most of which are empty. In a metal there is a continuous valence-conduction band
- evidentiary — (legal) Of or pertaining to evidence.
- fancy dance — Also called pan-Indian dancing. a fast Native American powwow dance that features jumping and twirling, with participants wearing bright colors and flying feathers and ribbons.
- fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
- fancy goods — small decorative gifts; knick-knacks
- fanny adams — absolutely nothing at all
- fantasyland — a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or as an ideal; dream world.
- findability — (information science) The quality of a particular object being locatable.