12-letter words containing d, y, n, e, r
- determinably — In a determinable way.
- determinedly — resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
- devitrifying — Present participle of devitrify.
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- dinner money — money given to school children to buy dinner at school
- dinner party — social gathering over evening meal
- dirty blonde — woman's hair colour: dark blonde
- dirty-minded — tending to have vulgar, obscene, or lewd thoughts, interpretations, etc.
- discerningly — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- disgruntedly — In a disgruntled manner.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- diversifying — Present participle of diversify.
- diversionary — tending to divert or distract the attention: diversionary tactics of the guerrilla fighters.
- dolly varden — a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
- donkey derby — a race in which contestants ride donkeys, esp at a rural fête
- double entry — a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- dry gangrene — death of tissue owing to arterial obstruction without subsequent bacterial decomposition and putrefaction.
- dry-bone ore — a porous variety of smithsonite found near the surface of the earth.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- dye transfer — a photographic printing method by which a full-color image is produced by the printing of separate cyan, magenta, and yellow images from individual gelatin relief matrices.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- eco-friendly — environmentally safe
- eddy current — an electric current in a conducting material that results from induction by a moving or varying magnetic field.
- enderby land — part of the coastal region of Antarctica, between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty); discovered in 1831
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- energy drink — beverage: added vitamins, etc.
- everydayness — (uncountable) The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- ferricyanide — a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- foreign body — object lodged where it does not belong
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- from day one — from the very beginning
- furry friend — a pet, esp a cat or a dog
- gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.