14-letter words containing d, o, i, y
- perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- pituitary body — (formerly) the pituitary gland.
- platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- police academy — a school for training police officers
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
- polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
- polydispersity — the state of being polydisperse
- polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- polyvinylidene — pertaining to or derived from a polymer of a vinylidene compound.
- potato psyllid — a tiny homopterous insect, Paratrioza cockerelli, occurring in some areas of the western U.S., western Canada, and Mexico: a serious pest to potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, the nymphs acting as vectors in the transmission of psyllid yellows.
- powdery mildew — any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants.
- power industry — all the people and activities involved in providing power (gas, electricity, etc) to homes and businesses
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- productibility — the ability to produce
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- psychodynamics — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
- public holiday — national day off work
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- radiologically — of or relating to radiology.
- radiotelemetry — the use of radio waves for transmitting information from a distant instrument to a device that indicates or records the measurements
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- record library — a collection of records belonging to an individual or an organization, for people to borrow usually without payment
- red-eyed vireo — an American vireo, Vireo olivaceus, having olive-green and white plumage and red irises.
- restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
- road stability — the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads
- root directory — (file system) The topmost node of a hierarchical file system.
- royal canadian — in the service of the Canadian federal government and the British monarch: Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- safety-deposit — safe-deposit.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
- seeing eye dog — a dog that has been specially trained to lead or guide a blind person in walking about.
- seeing-eye dog — blind person's guide dog
- self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- sit-down money — social security benefits
- sivananda yoga — a gentle form of yoga which concentrates on breathing control, stretching, and silent meditation
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.