13-letter words containing t, o, d, y, u
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
- hypoeutectoid — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- i told you so — If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say 'I told you so'.
- indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
- inductothermy — the production of fever by means of electromagnetic induction.
- industriously — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- joint custody — custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which two or more people share responsibility.
- meadow beauty — any of several North American plants of the genus Rhexia, especially R. mariana or R. virginica, having showy rose-pink flowers with eight prominent bright yellow stamens.
- mealy-mouthed — avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- multimodality — the quality or state of being modal.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- nudist colony — a place where group of nudists live together separated from the rest of the community
- on a suddenty — suddenly, unexpectedly
- openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- overcredulity — Excessive credulity.
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- toile de jouy — a cotton or linen fabric characterized by monochromatic prints on a light background.
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- unsupportedly — in an unsupported fashion, without support
- vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
- you don't say — You can use 'You don't say' to express surprise at what someone has told you. People often use this expression to indicate that in fact they are not surprised.
- youth custody — (in Britain) a sentence of from four to eighteen months' detention passed on a person aged 15 to 21
- yttrium oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- zygodactylous — Also, zygodactylous. (of a bird) having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.