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16-letter words containing d, y, a, i, c

  • dihydroxyacetone — (organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses.
  • dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
  • direct democracy — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
  • discographically — In terms of discography.
  • discriminability — The condition of being discriminable.
  • discriminatingly — With discrimination.
  • discriminatorily — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
  • documentary film — factual, informative film
  • dollar diplomacy — a government policy of promoting the business interests of its citizens in other countries.
  • domiciliary care — services, such as meals-on-wheels, health visiting, and home help, provided by a welfare agency for people in their own homes
  • dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
  • dramatic society — an amateur dramatics club
  • dual carriageway — divided highway.
  • dynamic analysis — (programming)   Evaluation of a program based on its execution. Dynamic analysis relies on executing a piece of software with selected test data.
  • dynamic language — (language)   (Dylan) A simple object-oriented Lisp dialect, most closely resembling CLOS and Scheme, developed by Advanced Technology Group East at Apple Computer. See also Marlais.
  • dynamic markings — directions and symbols used to indicate degrees of loudness
  • dynamic response — The dynamic response of a machine, structure, or process is how it reacts over time to something that is done to it.
  • dysfunctionality — (uncountable) The condition of being dysfunctional.
  • echocardiography — an instrument employing reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the structures and functioning of the heart.
  • electrohydraulic — Relating to electrohydraulics.
  • encyclopedically — In an encyclopedic way; in the manner of an encyclopedia.
  • ferricyanic acid — a brown, crystalline, unstable, water-soluble solid, H 3 Fe(CN) 6 , obtained by the interaction of a ferricyanide and an acid.
  • ferrocyanic acid — a white, crystalline, unstable, water-soluble solid, H 4 Fe(CN) 6 , obtained by the interaction of a ferrocyanide and an acid.
  • glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
  • gravity decanter — A gravity decanter is a vessel or stage in which two liquids of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
  • greyhound racing — a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track
  • haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
  • hairy woodpecker — a North American woodpecker, Picoides villosus, resembling but larger than the downy woodpecker.
  • hearsay evidence — testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.
  • heavy with child — pregnant
  • hydnocarpic acid — an acid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , obtained from chaulmoogra oil, and used in the treatment of leprosy.
  • hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
  • hydraulic mining — placer mining using a pressurized stream of water.
  • hydraulic radius — the ratio of the cross-sectional area to the perimeter of a pipe, outlet, or the like, through which a fluid is flowing.
  • hydrobromic acid — a colorless or faintly yellow corrosive liquid, HBr, an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide.
  • hydrocyanic acid — a colorless, highly poisonous liquid, HCN, an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide.
  • hydroferricyanic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
  • hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
  • hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
  • inclined railway — a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives
  • indecency charge — an accusation of committing indecency
  • indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
  • independence day — July 4, a U.S. holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
  • indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
  • indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
  • indiscriminantly — Misspelling of indiscriminately.
  • indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
  • judicial inquiry — a formal legal investigation conducted into a matter of public concern by a judge, appointed by the government
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