12-letter words containing d, e, s, y
- father's day — a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- fixed system — a system of solmization which assigns the names ut (or do), re, mi, fa, sol, la, si (or ti) to the degrees of the major scale of C
- fleur-de-lys — fleur-de-lis (defs 1, 2).
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- flux density — the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- granny dress — a loose-fitting, ankle-length dress, usually with long sleeves and a high collar and sometimes having flounces, ruffles, or lace trimming.
- great sunday — Easter Sunday.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- haberdashery — a haberdasher's shop.
- hadley chest — a style of chest made c1700 in Massachusetts or Connecticut, having front rails and panels carved in low relief with elaborate tulip and leaf patterns.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- headmasterly — In a manner befitting a headmaster.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hedge hyssop — any plant of the genus Gratiola, a bitter herb used medicinally.
- hemihydrates — Plural form of hemihydrate.
- hemodialyses — Plural form of hemodialysis.
- hemodialysis — dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- heterostyled — (of a plant) having styles of different forms or lengths in the flowers.
- hexahydrates — Plural form of hexahydrate.
- high density — floppy disk
- high-density — having a high concentration: entering a high-density market with a new product; high-density lipoprotein.
- hobbledehoys — Plural form of hobbledehoy.
- horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- hundred days — the period from March 20 to June 28, 1815, between the arrival of Napoleon in Paris, after his escape from Elba, and his abdication after the battle of Waterloo.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hydrokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control water.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
- hydrometeors — Plural form of hydrometeor.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.