18-letter words containing d, y, e
- hydroxynaphthalene — naphthol.
- hydroxytryptamines — Plural form of hydroxytryptamine.
- hyperaldosteronism — aldosteronism.
- hypermodern school — a style of chess characterized by control of the centre from the flanks
- hypodermic syringe — a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously.
- hypophosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated to a less than normal extent, or less than fully.
- idylls of the king — a series of poems by Tennyson, based on Arthurian legend.
- in your mind's eye — If you see something in your mind's eye, you imagine it and have a clear picture of it in your mind.
- individual liberty — the liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of governmental control.
- indolebutyric acid — a white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 13 O 2 N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.
- induction ceremony — a ceremony held to mark a person's formal introduction or entry into an office, position, group, etc
- industrial hygiene — the science that assesses, controls, and prevents occupational factors or sources of stress in the workplace that may significantly affect the health and well-being of employees or of the community in general
- informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
- infrared astronomy — the study of infrared radiation emitted by celestial objects.
- interdependability — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- invalidity benefit — (formerly, in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment to a person who had been off work through illness for more than six months: replaced by incapacity benefit in 1995
- jerusalem syndrome — a delusive condition affecting some visitors to Jerusalem in which the sufferer identifies with a major figure from his or her religious background
- keyword in context — (algorithm, information science) (KWIC) A document search method that creates indexes of document text or titles. Each keyword is stored in the resulting index along with some surrounding text, usually the word or phrase that precedes or follows the keyword in the text or title.
- lay at the door of — to blame (a person) for
- lay one's hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- left-eyed flounder — any of several flat-fishes of the family Bothidae, having both eyes on the left side of the head.
- lipopolysaccharide — any of a class of polysaccharides to which lipids are attached.
- locked-in syndrome — a condition in which a person is conscious but unable to move any part of the body except the eyes: results from damage to the brainstem
- lyophilized powder — Lyophilized powder is a freeze-dried powder.
- madeira embroidery — broderie anglaise.
- magnetogasdynamics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- medical dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.
- meniere's syndrome — a disease of the labyrinth of the ear, characterized by deafness, ringing in the ears, dizziness, and nausea.
- mercury delay line — (storage, history) An archaic first-in first-out fixed time period data storage device using acoustic transducers to transmit data as waves in a trough or tube of mercury. EDSAC (Cambridge) and UNIVAC I used delay lines.
- metabolic syndrome — Pathology. a group of medical conditions present simultaneously in a patient, as high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol levels, and an excess of abdominal fat, that increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Also called insulin resistance syndrome.
- methylated spirits — ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol for the purpose of preventing its use as an alcoholic beverage.
- methylene chloride — a colorless, volatile liquid, CH 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a solvent, as a refrigerant, and as a local anesthetic in dentistry.
- methylprednisolone — A synthetic glucocorticoid drug, with chemical formula C22H30O5.
- mexican gold poppy — an annual wildflower, Eschscholzia mexicana, having orange-gold, cup-shaped flowers, found in dry, mountainous regions of western North America.
- milkweed butterfly — monarch butterfly.
- minority president — (in the US) a president who has been elected by the largest number of votes cast but not by a majority of the electorate
- mobile data system — a system consisting of a client computer requesting information and a server supplying this information
- money for old rope — If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort.
- monophosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with a single unit of phosphoric acid.
- mucopolysaccharide — (formerly) glycosaminoglycan.
- multiply-connected — connected but not simply-connected.
- mutual aid society — A mutual aid society is an organization that provides benefits or other help to its members when they are affected by things such as death, sickness, disability, old age, or unemployment.
- my lips are sealed — If you tell someone that your lips are sealed, you are promising them that you will keep a secret that they have told you.
- needlestick injury — an injury that is caused by accidentally pricking the skin with a hypodermic needle
- network byte order — (networking) The order in which the bytes of a multi-byte number are transmitted on a network - most significant byte first (as in "big-endian" storage). This may or may not match the order in which numbers are normally stored in memory for a particular processor.
- neuroendocrinology — the study of the anatomical and physiological interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems.
- neuropsychodynamic — Of or pertaining to neuropsychodynamics.
- normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
- not take kindly to — not welcome
- numerical identity — the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity, that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference