15-letter words containing d, i, r, t, y
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatomyositis — a chronic medical condition characterized by inflammation of muscles (myositis), accompanied by a skin rash
- dermatophytosis — a fungal infection of the skin, esp the feet
- destructibility — The condition of being destructible.
- detective story — a story in which a detective tries to solve a crime
- determinability — the quality of being determinable
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- diffrangibility — the power or capability of being diffracted
- dilatory motion — a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a debate whose effect is to interrupt the business under discussion at the time
- dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
- disconcertingly — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- discovery inlet — an inlet of the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
- discretionarily — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- disinterestedly — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
- disperse system — Also, dispersal. an act, state, or instance of dispersing or of being dispersed.
- disquisitionary — of or relating to a disquisition
- disreputability — The state of being disreputable.
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- dissatisfactory — causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.
- distractibility — inability to sustain one's attention or attentiveness, which is rapidly diverted from one topic to another: a symptom of a variety of mental disorders, as manic disorder, schizophrenia, or anxiety states.
- dithyrambically — In dithyrambic fashion.
- dixiecrat party — States' Rights Democratic Party.
- do the dirty on — to behave meanly or unkindly towards
- domain maturity — (systems analysis) The level of stability and depth of understanding that has been achieved in an area for which applications are developed.
- dorito syndrome — (humour) Feelings of emptiness and dissatisfaction triggered by addictive substances that lack nutritional content. "I just spent six hours surfing the Web, and now I've got a bad case of Dorito Syndrome."
- dorsiventrality — The quality of being dorsiventral.
- dorsoventrality — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- dramaturgically — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- drying-up cloth — a tea towel
- dynamic routing — (networking) (Or "adaptive routing") Routing that adjusts automatically to network topology or traffic changes.
- dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
- electrodialyses — Plural form of electrodialysis.
- electrodialysis — Dialysis in which the movement of ions is aided by an electric field applied across the semipermeable membrane.
- electrodialytic — Relating to electrodialysis.
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- eudiometrically — By means of or in terms of eudiometry.
- extradictionary — (obsolete) Consisting not of words but of realities.
- extrajudicially — Outside of the legal system.
- extraordinarily — In an extraordinary manner.
- faculty advisor — a member of the faculty who gives advice to students
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- fairy godfather — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
- fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
- field artillery — artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field.
- first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.
- food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
- gender equality — the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.