8-letter words containing d, o, i, y
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystonic — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- dystopic — Dystopian.
- elytroid — like an elytron
- embryoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling an embryo.
- endymion — a handsome youth who was visited every night by the moon goddess Selene, who loved him
- euploidy — (genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- fairydom — The realm or sphere of fairies.
- floridly — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- geomyoid — relating to burrowing rodents of the genus Geomys
- gynecoid — of or like a woman.
- gyroidal — having a spiral arrangement.
- haploidy — (genetics) The state of being haploid.
- holidays — Plural form of holiday.
- holliday — Judith Tuvim ("Judy") 1921–65, U.S. comic actress.
- holytide — a time of religious observances.
- horridly — such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- hydatoid — watery; resembling water; transparent
- hydroids — Plural form of hydroid.
- hydronic — of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- hydropic — dropsical.
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- icy cold — very cold
- idealogy — Misspelling of ideology.
- ideology — the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
- idiotype — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- idolatry — the religious worship of idols.
- idoneity — appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- imployed — Simple past tense and past participle of imploy.
- iodyrite — a mineral, AgI, that is a naturally occurring form of silver iodide, is yellowish or greenish in colour, is found in parts of Central and South America, and is hexagonal in shape
- joy ride — a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
- joyrider — A person who goes on a joyride.
- joyrides — Plural form of joyride.
- kidology — the art or practice of bluffing or deception
- kiyoodle — a worthless dog; mongrel.
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- lygodium — (botany) Any of the genus Lygodium of climbing ferns.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- midstory — the layer of vegetation in a forest that consists of those trees whose height is in between the heights of the smallest and tallest trees
- mind you — although, having said that
- modality — the quality or state of being modal.
- modishly — In a modish manner.
- molybdic — of or containing molybdenum, especially in the trivalent or hexavalent states, as molybdic acid, H 2 MoO 4 .
- morbidly — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- mormyrid — any of numerous African freshwater fishes of the family Mormyridae, many species of which have an elongated snout and are capable of producing an electric discharge.