15-letter words containing i, n, d, a, y
- dysfunctionally — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
- early admission — a plan for admission to colleges in the US, in which students apply to colleges earlier in the year than is customary and receive their results earlier too
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- encyclopaedical — Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae.
- endolymphangial — (anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel.
- endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
- eric s. raymond — (person) One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
- ethylenediamine — A viscous liquid used in making detergents and emulsifying agents.
- extended family — relatives
- extradictionary — (obsolete) Consisting not of words but of realities.
- extraordinarily — In an extraordinary manner.
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- family division — a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc
- feynman diagram — a network of lines that represents a series of emissions and absorptions of elementary particles by other elementary particles, from which the probability of the series can be calculated.
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- flying dutchman — a legendary Dutch ghost ship supposed to be seen at sea, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.
- for a rainy day — If you say that you are saving something, especially money, for a rainy day, you mean that you are saving it until a time in the future when you might need it.
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
- gender equality — the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.
- general holiday — a public holiday
- glycaemic index — an index indicating the effects of various foods on blood sugar. Fast-releasing foods that raise blood sugar levels quickly are high on the index, while slow-releasing foods, at the bottom of the index, give a slow but sustained release of sugar
- glycogenic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycuronic acid — glucuronic acid.
- grandiloquently — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- gynandromorphic — (of an organism) Having male and female characteristics.
- hard mint candy — a hardened mint-flavoured sweet
- hardy perennial — a plant that lasts three seasons or more and that can withstand freezing temperatures
- have a nice day — pleasantry
- hay conditioner — either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying
- hazard analysis — risk assessment
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
- henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
- high and mighty — self-important, arrogant
- high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
- holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
- holiday feeling — the positive feeling people experience while on holiday and during holiday periods such as the Christmas period
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- hybrid antibody — a synthetic antibody that is able to combine with two different antigens
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperventilate.
- hypochondriacal — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.