12-letter words containing h, y, d
- phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- phytonadione — vitamin K1.
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- polyphyodont — having many successive sets of teeth, as fishes and other lower vertebrates
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- rehydratable — capable of being rehydrated
- rhadamanthys — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- save the day — solve a problem for sb
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- schindylesis — an articulation or fibrous joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
- schindyletic — relating to the joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- shadowgraphy — the production of a shadowgraph
- shamefacedly — modest or bashful.
- shasta daisy — any of several horticultural varieties of Chrysanthemum superbum, having large, white, daisylike flowers.
- shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sindonophany — the periodic exhibiting to the public of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- sunday punch — Boxing. the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer, especially the punch used in trying to gain a knockout.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- tetrahydrate — a hydrate that contains four molecules of water, as potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 ·4H 2 O.
- tetrahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing four hydroxyl groups.
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- the divinity — God
- the old days — the past
- the red army — the Soviet army
- the year dot — The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
- thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
- third eyelid — nictitating membrane.
- thirty-third — next after the thirty-second; being the ordinal number for 33.