9-letter words containing d, r, y, l
- glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- glyceride — any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.
- gradually — taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
- gray lady — a female worker in the American Red Cross who serves as a volunteer aide in medical services.
- gray mold — a disease of plants, characterized by a gray, furry coating on the decaying parts, caused by any of several fungi.
- guardedly — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- haggardly — In a haggard manner.
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- holohedry — The condition of a crystal whose point group is identical to that of its lattice.
- holy rood — the cross on which Jesus died.
- humoredly — (only in combination with good, bad or ill) American standard spelling of humouredly.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.
- hydraulic — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulus — a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.
- hydrocele — an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.
- hydrofoil — Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
- hydrogels — Plural form of hydrogel.
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hydrolize — (intransitive) To undergo hydrolization.
- hydrology — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolyse — Alternative spelling of hydrolyze.
- hydrolyte — a substance subjected to hydrolysis.
- hydrolyze — Break down (a compound) by chemical reaction with water.
- hydropult — a type of water pump or machine that expels water by means of hand power, as, for example, a fire extinguisher
- hydrosols — Plural form of hydrosol.
- idiolatry — Autolatry, or self worship.
- idolatory — Misspelling of idolatry.
- iridology — the inspection of the iris of the eye as an aid in determining a person's state of health or in diagnosing a health problem.
- kirkcaldy — a city in SE Fife, in E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.
- kzyl-orda — a city in S Kazakhstan, on the Syr Darya.
- labor day — (in the U.S.) a legal holiday, commonly the first Monday in September, in honor of labor.
- ladderway — a vertical passageway with ladders.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- laggardly — in the manner of a laggard.
- lampadary — a person who lights the lamps in an Orthodox Greek Church
- laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- learnedly — In an educated and knowledgable manner.
- leewardly — (of a ship) tending to fall to leeward
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- lord lyon — the chief herald of Scotland
- lunar day — a division of time that is equal to the elapsed time between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the moon.
- lyndhurst — a township in NE New Jersey.
- lyrebirds — Plural form of lyrebird.
- lyricised — to write lyrics.
- marmalady — Covered with marmalade.