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14-letter words containing m, y

  • dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
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  • diffractometry — The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction.
  • dimenhydrinate — a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C 17 H 22 NO⋅C 7 H 6 ClN 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.
  • dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
  • dimethyl ether — Dimethyl ether is a compound used as a propellant in aerosol canisters.
  • dimethylketone — acetone.
  • dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
  • diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • direct primary — a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
  • discomfitingly — In a manner that discomfits.
  • discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
  • discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
  • dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
  • dogbane family — the plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.
  • dogwood family — the plant family Cornaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, small flowers often surrounded by showy, petallike bracts, and berrylike fruit, including the bunchberry, cornelian cherry, and dogwood.
  • doomsday clock — an image of a clockface representing the time remaining before the onset of a global catastrophe in terms of a number of minutes before midnight
  • 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.
  • dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
  • dumbfoundingly — In a dumbfounding manner.
  • dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
  • dyalog limited — (company)   The company that distributes Dyalog APL. Previously known as Dyadic Systems Limited.
  • dynamic typing — (programming)   Enforcement of type rules at run time as opposed to compile time. Dynamic typing catches more errors as run-time exceptions than static typing.
  • dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
  • dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
  • early american — (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
  • economic cycle — business cycle.
  • ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
  • electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
  • electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
  • embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
  • embellishingly — in an embellishing manner
  • emblematically — In an emblematic manner.
  • emergency call — a telephone call to the emergency services made during an emergency
  • emergency exit — door, way out
  • emergency fund — a sum of money set aside by a country, group, or organization for use in an emergency
  • emergency room — hospital: casualty department
  • emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
  • emergency ward — a ward in a hospital that deals with patients who need emergency treatment
  • empathetically — In an empathetic way.
  • employment law — rules governing working practices
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • encompassingly — So as to encompass.
  • encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
  • endarterectomy — Surgical removal of part of the inner lining of an artery, together with any obstructive deposits, most often carried out on the carotid artery or on vessels supplying the legs.
  • endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
  • enemy-occupied — occupied by a military enemy
  • energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
  • english system — the foot-pound-second system of measurement
  • enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
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