12-letter words containing d, r, y, n
- dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
- dry-bone ore — a porous variety of smithsonite found near the surface of the earth.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- dye transfer — a photographic printing method by which a full-color image is produced by the printing of separate cyan, magenta, and yellow images from individual gelatin relief matrices.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe
- eddy current — an electric current in a conducting material that results from induction by a moving or varying magnetic field.
- enderby land — part of the coastal region of Antarctica, between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty); discovered in 1831
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- energy drink — beverage: added vitamins, etc.
- everydayness — (uncountable) The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- far and away — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- ferricyanide — a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- forbiddingly — In a forbidding manner.
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- foreign body — object lodged where it does not belong
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- from day one — from the very beginning
- furry friend — a pet, esp a cat or a dog
- gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- gingerbready — Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- grand canary — one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1685 sq. km). Capital: Las Palmas.
- grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.
- grand cayman — the largest of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km).
- granny dress — a loose-fitting, ankle-length dress, usually with long sleeves and a high collar and sometimes having flounces, ruffles, or lace trimming.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.