17-letter words containing d, r, y, n
- stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
- sulfonyl chloride — a colorless liquid, SO 2 Cl 2 , having a very pungent odor and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes: used as a chlorinating or sulfonating agent.
- sunday observance — the fact of keeping Sunday as a special day when people go to church
- superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
- superconductivity — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- survivor syndrome — a characteristic group of symptoms, including recurrent images of death, depression, persistent anxiety, and emotional numbness, occurring in survivors of disaster.
- sword and sorcery — a genre of literature and film, usually set in days of old with magic as well as sword fighting
- sydenham's chorea — a form of chorea affecting children, often associated with rheumatic fever
- synchronous speed — the speed at which an alternating-current machine must operate to generate electromotive force at a given frequency.
- the penny dropped — If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something.
- the underemployed — underemployed people
- three-day eventer — a rider or horse that takes part in three-day eventing
- to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
- to open your mind — If something opens your mind to new ideas or experiences, it makes you more willing to accept them or try them.
- to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
- tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- try one's hand at — to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time
- turbidity current — a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
- turner's syndrome — an abnormal congenital condition resulting from a defect on or absence of the second sex chromosome, characterized by retarded growth of the gonads.
- uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
- university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
- vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
- williams syndrome — an abnormality in the genes involved in calcium metabolism, resulting in learning difficulties
- x-ray diffraction — diffraction of x-rays by the regularly spaced atoms of a crystal, useful for determining the arrangement of the atoms.
- yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today
- yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
- yorkshire pudding — a pudding made of an unsweetened batter of flour, salt, eggs, and milk, baked under meat as it roasts to catch the drippings or baked separately with a small amount of meat drippings.
- your day in court — Your day in court is your chance to give your side of an argument or other matter.
- youthful offender — a young delinquent, especially a first offender, usually from 14 to 21 years old, whom the court tries to correct and guide rather than to punish as a criminal.