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15-letter words containing d, r, y, n

  • leonid andreyev — Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
  • lesser dionysia — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December.
  • leyland cypress — a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
  • library binding — a tough, durable cloth binding for books. Compare edition binding.
  • library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
  • marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
  • marie byrd land — former name of Byrd Land.
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
  • maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
  • neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
  • nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • nizhny novgorod — city in central European Russia, at the Volga & Oka rivers: pop. 1,438,000
  • non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
  • noncreditworthy — Not creditworthy.
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
  • northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
  • northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
  • not a dickybird — not a word; nothing
  • ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
  • odontorhynchous — (of birds) having toothlike ridges inside the beak
  • old boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
  • old-boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
  • oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
  • oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
  • orangeman's day — the 12th of July, celebrated by Protestants in Northern Ireland to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne (1690)
  • orangemen's day — July 12, an annual celebration in Northern Ireland and certain cities having a large Irish section, especially Liverpool, to mark both the victory of William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690, and the Battle of Augbrim, July 12, 1690.
  • ordinary degree — a university degree without honours
  • ordinary income — taxable income, as salary and wages, other than capital gains.
  • ordinary rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable to that of a private in the army
  • ordinary seaman — a seaman insufficiently skilled to be classified as an able-bodied seaman. Abbreviation: O.D., O.S., o.s.
  • ordinary shares — British. a share of common stock.
  • ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
  • orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
  • outward journey — a journey leaving for a particular destination (as opposed top one returning home)
  • overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
  • oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
  • palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • paternity order — a court order which declares a child's paternity
  • perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • phenazopyridine — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.
  • phenylhydrazine — a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.
  • pituitary gland — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • pre-delinquency — failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; dereliction; default: delinquency in payment of dues.
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