15-letter words containing d, a, y, o
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- needless to say — of course, obviously
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- non-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.
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
- northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
- not a dickybird — not a word; nothing
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- orangeman's day — the 12th of July, celebrated by Protestants in Northern Ireland to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne (1690)
- orangemen's day — July 12, an annual celebration in Northern Ireland and certain cities having a large Irish section, especially Liverpool, to mark both the victory of William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, and the Battle of Augbrim, July 12, 1690.
- ordinary degree — a university degree without honours
- ordinary income — taxable income, as salary and wages, other than capital gains.
- ordinary rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable to that of a private in the army
- ordinary seaman — a seaman insufficiently skilled to be classified as an able-bodied seaman. Abbreviation: O.D., O.S., o.s.
- ordinary shares — British. a share of common stock.
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- outward journey — a journey leaving for a particular destination (as opposed top one returning home)
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
- palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- paternity order — a court order which declares a child's paternity
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
- phenazopyridine — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.
- planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
- platitudinously — in a platitudinal manner
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
- privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- profoundly deaf — unable to hear any sound below 95 decibels in one's better ear
- property ladder — progress from cheaper to more expensive housing
- propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
- propyl aldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
- pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
- pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- psychodiagnosis — a psychological examination using psychodiagnostic techniques.
- pyrogallic acid — pyrogallol
- pyrogallic-acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
- qwerty keyboard — a keyboard having the arrangement of alphabetical and numerical keys found on the traditional typewriter
- radar astronomy — the branch of astronomy that uses radar to map the surfaces of planetary bodies, as the moon and Venus, and to determine periods of rotation.