10-letter words containing d, o, r, y
- ergodicity — (uncountable) The condition of being ergodic.
- errand boy — boy who carries messages, go-between
- eudiometry — (chemistry, dated) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
- euroclydon — a stormy wind from the north or northeast that occurs in the Levant, which caused the ship in which St Paul was travelling to be wrecked (Acts 27:14)
- eye doctor — ophthalmologist
- eyedropper — A dropper for administering eye-drops.
- faldistory — a bishop's seat or throne
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- formidably — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- foudroyant — striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
- from day 1 — from the very beginning
- gadzookery — the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.
- glory days — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- godoy cruz — a city in Mendoza province, W Argentina.
- goliardery — one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- goods yard — a railway freight yard.
- gooneybird — an informal name for the albatross, esp the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- grey nomad — any elderly retired person who spends time travelling around the country in a mobile home
- greyed out — (of a navigation button, menu item, etc on a computer screen) not highlighted, indicating that the function is unavailable at a given time
- greyhounds — Plural form of greyhound.
- ground ivy — a creeping, aromatic plant, Glechoma hederacea, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and whorling clusters of small blue flowers.
- groundedly — in a grounded manner, or with good justification or reason
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- hard money — (in the US) money given directly to a candidate in an election to assist his or her campaign
- henry ford — Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
- heterodoxy — heterodox state or quality.
- heterodyne — noting or pertaining to a method of changing the frequency of an incoming radio signal by adding it to a signal generated within the receiver to produce fluctuations or beats of a frequency equal to the difference between the two signals.
- hollywired — Siliwood
- holy bread — bread used in a Eucharistic service, both before and after consecration.
- humouredly — (only in combination with good, bad or ill) In the manner of a specified kind of humour. See good-humouredly, bad-humouredly, ill-humouredly.
- hunky-dory — about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.
- hybridomas — Plural form of hybridoma.
- hydra code — (humour, programming) Code that cannot be fixed because each time a bug is remove, two new bugs grow in its place. Named after the many-headed Hydra of Greek mythology.
- hydragogue — causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.
- hydrazoate — a salt of hydrazoic acid; azide.
- hydriodate — (obsolete, inorganic chemistry) iodide.
- hydriodide — (chemistry) A compound of hydriodic acid with a base.
- hydroceles — Plural form of hydrocele.
- hydrochore — a plant that disperses seeds through water
- hydrocoral — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrocrack — to crack (petroleum or the like) in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrofoils — Plural form of hydrofoil.
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.
- hydrograph — a graph of the water level or rate of flow of a body of water as a function of time, showing the seasonal change.
- hydroiodic — (chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and iodine.
- hydrolases — Plural form of hydrolase.
- hydrolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrolize.
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrolyse.