14-letter words containing d, a, y, l, o
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- formally valid — (of an inference or argument) when the inference is justified by the form of the premises and conclusion alone. Thus Tom is a bachelor; therefore Tom is unmarried is valid but not formally so, while today is hot and dry; therefore today is hot is formally valid
- foundationally — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
- glycosidically — In a glycosidic manner; by means of a glycoside.
- glyoxylic acid — a water-soluble crystalline compound, C 2 H 2 O 3 , that is an intermediate in photorespiration in plants.
- godoy alcayaga — Lucila [Spanish loo-see-lah] /Spanish luˈsi lɑ/ (Show IPA) real name of Gabriela Mistral.
- grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
- graveyard slot — the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest
- great doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
- groote eylandt — an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2461 sq. km).
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
- holiday season — period: November to January
- hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrocolloidal — of or relating to a hydrocolloid
- hydrodynamical — Hydrodynamic.
- hydrographical — Hydrographic.
- hydrologically — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolytically — By means of hydrolysis.
- hydroponically — Using hydroponics.
- hydrothermally — By hydrothermal means.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypomixolydian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the last of the eight scales
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- indomitability — that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
- iridopupillary — pertaining to the iris and the pupil.
- labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
- lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.