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15-letter words containing d, o, g, a, y

  • horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
  • hydrobiological — of or relating to hydrobiology
  • hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
  • hydrometallurgy — the technique or process of extracting metals at ordinary temperatures by leaching ore with liquid solvents.
  • ideographically — an ideogram.
  • island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
  • laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • managed economy — an economy in which the government allocates prices of goods and resources
  • 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.
  • 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 rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable to that of a private in the army
  • package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
  • 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.
  • radioautography — autoradiography.
  • radiogoniometry — the science of detecting the direction of radio waves
  • radioimmunology — the study of biological substances or processes with the aid of antigens or antibodies labeled with a radioactive isotope.
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
  • right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
  • rogation sunday — the fifth Sunday after Easter; it sees the start of the supplications that are continued during the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
  • rotary debugger — (Commodore) Essential equipment for those late-night or early-morning debugging sessions. Mainly used as sustenance for the hacker. Comes in many decorator colours, such as Sausage, Pepperoni, and Garbage.
  • rotary drilling — Rotary drilling is the use of a continuous circular motion of the drill bit to make a hole.
  • rough and ready — rough, rude, or crude, but good enough for the purpose: a rough-and-ready estimate of future expenses.
  • rough-and-ready — rough, rude, or crude, but good enough for the purpose: a rough-and-ready estimate of future expenses.
  • secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
  • take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
  • trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
  • uropygial gland — a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used by the bird in preening its feathers.
  • walking holiday — a holiday on which you walk a lot, esp in the countryside
  • working holiday — trip combining vacation with job experience
  • x-ray diagnosis — diagnosis by means of an X-ray
  • xeroradiography — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
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