11-letter words containing d, r, y, n
- gooney bird — any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- head injury — wound to the head
- henry fonda — Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
- heterodyned — Simple past tense and past participle of heterodyne.
- hinderingly — in a hindering manner, so as to hinder or obstruct
- hue and cry — Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
- hybrid corn — a crossbred corn, especially the grain of corn developed by hybridization of repeatedly self-pollinated, and therefore genetically pure, varieties.
- hybridizing — Present participle of hybridize.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydralazine — a white crystalline powder, C 8 H 8 N 4 , that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.
- hydrocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- hydrocodone — an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
- hydrocyanic — of or derived from hydrocyanic acid.
- hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
- hydrogenate — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenize — hydrogenate.
- hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
- hydrolyzing — Present participle of hydrolyze.
- hydromancer — One who practices hydromancy.
- hydronation — (chemistry) The formation of a complex with hydrogen.
- hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
- hydrophyton — a branched plant-like structure which supports colonial animals such as zooids
- hydroplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane.
- hydroplaner — a person who pilots a hydroplane, especially a professional speedboat racer.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroxonium — (chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium.
- hydroxyzine — an antihistaminic compound, C 21 H 27 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergy, nausea, and anxiety.
- hyperdorian — of or related to the mode above the Dorian mode in ancient Greek music
- hyperextend — Forcefully extend (a limb or joint ) beyond its normal limits, either in exercise or therapy or so as to cause injury.
- hyperlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink.
- hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
- hypermodern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- imprudently — Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
- in jeopardy — in danger, at risk
- in ordinary — (used esp in titles) in regular service or attendance
- increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- incredulity — the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe.
- indexterity — a lack of dexterity; clumsiness
- infomediary — An Internet company that gathers and links information on particular subjects on behalf of commercial organizations and their potential customers.
- inodorously — in an inodorous manner
- intrepidity — resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.
- jayawardene — Junius Richard. 1906–96, Sri Lankan statesman; prime minister (1977–78) and first president of Sri Lanka (1978–89)
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kidney worm — any of various large nematodes parasitic in the kidneys, especially Stephanurus dentatus, found in pigs.