10-letter words containing o, d, y, n, i
- drying oil — any of a group of oily, organic liquids occurring naturally, as linseed, soybean, or dehydrated castor oil, or synthesized, that when applied as a thin coating absorb atmospheric oxygen, forming a tough, elastic layer.
- drying-out — the process of detoxifying an alcoholic patient: Drying-out takes time.
- dystrophin — a protein, the absence of which is believed to cause muscular dystrophy
- endomysium — A layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscle fibers.
- endophytic — Of or relating to an endophyte.
- epicondyle — (anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.
- fondlingly — In a fondling manner.
- ginglymoid — of, relating to, or resembling a ginglymus.
- goldwynism — a phrase or statement involving a humorous and supposedly unintentional misuse of idiom, as “Keep a stiff upper chin,” especially such a statement attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, as “Include me out.”.
- gooneybird — an informal name for the albatross, esp the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- ground ivy — a creeping, aromatic plant, Glechoma hederacea, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and whorling clusters of small blue flowers.
- holidaying — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- honeyguide — any of a family (Indicatoridae) of small, heavily built, drab-colored piciform birds of Africa, Asia, and the East Indies: they are said to lead people or animals to bees' nests in order to eat the grubs and wax discarded by the people, etc. when they take the honeycombs
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.
- hydromania — an excessive craving or love for water
- hydroponic — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hymnodists — Plural form of hymnodist.
- hyoid bone — the horseshoe-shaped bone that lies at the base of the tongue and above the thyroid cartilage or a corresponding bone or group of bones in other vertebrates
- hypnoidize — to induce a state of sleep
- hypnopedia — sleep learning.
- hypnotised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise.
- hypnotized — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypoadenia — a deficiency of glandular activity.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- hypolydian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the diatonic scale from D to D
- in custody — Someone who is in custody or has been taken into custody has been arrested and is being kept in prison until they can be tried in a court.
- indagatory — investigatory
- indicatory — That indicates, signifies or implies.
- indo-aryan — a member of a people of India who are Indo-European in speech and Caucasoid in physical characteristics.
- indocility — The quality or condition of being indocile.
- indolently — having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
- insolidity — weakness or lack of solidity
- involvedly — in an involved manner
- isocyanide — a compound containing an isocyano group.
- isodynamic — pertaining to or characterized by equality of force, intensity, or the like.
- kidney ore — a form of hematite that occurs in kidney-shaped masses
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- manifoldly — In a manifold manner.
- mastodynia — (medicine) mastalgia; pain in the breast.
- mind (you) — You use mind you to emphasize a piece of information that you are adding, especially when the new information explains what you have said or contrasts with it. Some people use mind in a similar way.
- mixolydian — of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G
- monohybrid — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- monohydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) monohydroxy.
- moon daisy — a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays
- moribundly — In a moribund way.
- mylodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Mylodontidae.
- negri body — any of the microscopic bodies found in the nerve cells of animals affected with rabies.
- neurodynia — (pathology) nerve pain; neuralgia.
- nonduality — Lack of duality.