14-letter words containing i, d, o, t, y
- dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- dyalog limited — (company) The company that distributes Dyalog APL. Previously known as Dyadic Systems Limited.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- endodontically — according to the practice of endodontics
- ethyl chloride — a colorless liquid, C2H5Cl, prepared by heating ethyl alcohol with hydrogen chloride in the presence of zinc chloride: used in preparing tetraethyl lead and ethyl cellulose, and as a local anesthetic
- firth of clyde — an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)
- firth-of-clyde — a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
- forbidden city — a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.
- foundation day — former name of Australia Day.
- foundationally — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- graduation day — the day on which the ceremony is held at which university or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
- holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydrolytically — By means of hydrolysis.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
- hydropathicity — (chemistry) The relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of a compound, especially of an amino acid residue in a protein.
- hydrophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being hydrophilic.
- hydrophobicity — (chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydroscopicity — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydroxyapatite — a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypothyroidism — deficient activity of the thyroid gland.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- indomitability — that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- infant prodigy — an exceptionally talented child
- innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
- interarytenoid — pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.