17-letter words containing d, i, t, h, e, s
- absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
- babe in the woods — a baby or child.
- bacteriorhodopsin — a purple protein containing retinal and found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria (genus Halobacterium): it directly supplies electrochemical energy from sunlight
- baseboard heating — a heating system by pipes, through which steam or hot water circulates, near the base of the walls of rooms
- behind the scenes — happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.
- behind-the-scenes — If something is done behind the scenes, it is done secretly rather than publicly.
- belted kingfisher — a grayish-blue, North American kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, having a white breast marked with a grayish-blue band.
- broadview heights — a town in N Ohio.
- caudal anesthesia — anesthesia below the pelvis, induced by injecting an anesthetic into the sacral portion of the spinal canal.
- chartered society — a society that has an official charter
- checkable deposit — a checking account
- chicken drumstick — a chicken leg, considered as food
- chiltern hundreds — (in Britain) short for Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds; a nominal office that an MP applies for in order to resign his seat
- chocolate soldier — a person who mistakenly believes that he or she is very powerful, important, or impressive
- christmas disease — a relatively mild type of haemophilia, caused by lack of a protein (Christmas factor) implicated in the process of blood clotting
- cleveland heights — city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 50,000
- close to the wind — sailing as nearly as possible towards the direction from which the wind is blowing
- colloid chemistry — the study of colloids.
- come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- correspondentship — The role or status of correspondent.
- deadly nightshade — a poisonous Eurasian solanaceous plant, Atropa belladonna, having dull purple bell-shaped flowers and small very poisonous black berries
- debt rescheduling — the process of changing the time frame or deadline for the repayment of debt, usually to ease the burden on the debtor
- dehistoricization — The process or result of dehistoricizing.
- dehospitalization — hospitalization insurance.
- deliver the goods — to produce or perform something promised or expected
- dephlogisticating — Present participle of dephlogisticate.
- dephosphorylation — the removal of a phosphate group from an organic compound, as in the changing of ATP to ADP.
- descending rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
- designated hitter — In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
- designer clothing — Designer clothing is fashionable or luxury clothing made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.
- desktop publisher — desktop publishing
- despotic monarchy — absolute monarchy.
- desynchronisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of desynchronization.
- desynchronization — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- diaphragm shutter — a camera shutter having a group of overlapping blades that open and close at the center when exposing film.
- dielectrophoresis — Dielectrophoresis is the movement of uncharged particles (= ones with no electrical charge) when a changing electric field is applied.
- dimethylsulfoxide — DMSO.
- dipped headlights — road vehicle headlights which have been switched from the main to the lower beam
- displacement hull — a hull that displaces a significant volume of water when under way.
- distance teaching — teaching via correspondence or the internet, where students are not physically present in a classroom
- down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
- drive-by shooting — an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle
- dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- dutch east indies — a former name of the Republic of Indonesia.
- dutch elm disease — a disease of elms characterized by wilting, yellowing, and falling of the leaves and caused by a fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi, transmitted by bark beetles.
- dutch west indies — a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch realm. 366 sq. mi. (948 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- ethinyloestradiol — Alternative form of ethinylestradiol.
- faint-heartedness — lack of courage
- feathered friends — Birds are sometimes referred to as our feathered friends.
- go by the wayside — to be put aside on account of something more urgent
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