12-letter words containing m, y, o
- dinner money — money given to school children to buy dinner at school
- dipyridamole — a yellow crystalline powder, C 24 H 40 N 8 O 4 , used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.
- discommodity — inconvenience; disadvantageousness.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- disembodying — Present participle of disembody.
- disopyramide — a substance, C 21 H 29 N 3 O, used in its phosphate form in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of certain cardiac arrhythmias.
- dogmatically — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- dominion day — Canada Day
- double dummy — a variety of bridge for two players in which two hands are kept face down until the end of the bidding when both hands are exposed.
- double rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
- down payment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- downy mildew — Also called false mildew. any fungus of the family Peronosporaceae, causing many plant diseases and producing a white, downy mass of conidiophores, usually on the under surface of the leaves of the host plant.
- dry mounting — the technique of fastening a print, photograph, or the like to a board by using a heated thermoplastic tissue as an adhesive.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- dyer's-broom — woadwaxen.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- economy pack — a large pack of goods that is cheaper than a normal-sized pack
- economy size — product: large, inexpensive
- economy-size — larger in size and costing less per unit of measurement than a smaller size: an economy-size box of soap flakes.
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- eleemosynous — Describes a gift or donation made as an act of charity or almsgiving.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- emotionality — The state or quality of being emotional.
- endosymbiont — (ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
- enemy action — offensive military action by your military enemy
- enzymologist — A specialist in enzymology.
- epidemiology — The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
- epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- erythroderma — An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- etymological — (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
- etymologicum — an etymological dictionary
- etymologized — Simple past tense and past participle of etymologize.
- etymologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etymologize.
- extemporally — In an extemporal manner.
- eye ointment — Eye ointment is a semi-solid substance that is applied to the lower eyelid to treat eye disorders.
- factory farm — a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods
- family court — court of domestic relations.