12-letter words containing d, u, r, o, y
- hydroquinone — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 2 , formed by the reduction of quinone: used chiefly in photography and to inhibit autoxidation reactions.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- iron foundry — ironworks, forgery
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- k/t boundary — Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary: the time zone comprising the end of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Tertiary periods
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- luxury goods — expensive non-essential items
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- on your mind — If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
- on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rally around — to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- study period — a period of time or lesson used for studying
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- tour of duty — tour (def 5).
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- ungroundedly — without basis
- unhydrolysed — not having undergone hydrolysis
- unobservedly — without having been observed; in an unobserved manner
- unorthodoxly — not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox: an unorthodox ideology.
- unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
- unprovokedly — in an unprovoked manner