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16-letter words containing y, e, d, o

  • dimethoxymethane — methylal.
  • dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
  • dimethylglyoxime — (organic compound) The oxime 2,3-butanedione dioxime that is used as a reagent in the analysis of nickel and palladium.
  • diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
  • direct democracy — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
  • discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
  • disorderly house — a house of prostitution; brothel.
  • diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
  • do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
  • do-it-yourselfer — an advocate or enthusiast of do-it-yourself
  • doctor's surgery — A doctor's surgery is the same as a doctor's office.
  • documentary film — factual, informative film
  • dodecyl aldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
  • domiciliary care — services, such as meals-on-wheels, health visiting, and home help, provided by a welfare agency for people in their own homes
  • dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
  • double indemnity — a clause in a life-insurance or accident-insurance policy providing for payment of twice the face value of the policy in the event of accidental death.
  • double monastery — a religious community of both men and women who live in separate establishments under the same superior and who worship in a common church.
  • double occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as in a hotel, for two persons sharing the same room: The rate is $35 per person, double occupancy, or $65, single occupancy.
  • down memory lane — If you say that someone is taking a walk or trip down memory lane, you mean that they are talking, writing, or thinking about something that happened to them a long time ago.
  • down one's alley — a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
  • downy woodpecker — a small, North American woodpecker, Picoides pubescens, having black and white plumage.
  • dramatic society — an amateur dramatics club
  • drugstore cowboy — a young man who loafs around drugstores or on street corners.
  • dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
  • duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
  • dyed-in-the-wool — through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
  • dynamic response — The dynamic response of a machine, structure, or process is how it reacts over time to something that is done to it.
  • echocardiography — an instrument employing reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the structures and functioning of the heart.
  • electrohydraulic — Relating to electrohydraulics.
  • embroidery frame — a frame in the form of a pair of (usually circular) rings, designed to keep the fabric taut while an embroiderer works on it
  • encyclopedically — In an encyclopedic way; in the manner of an encyclopedia.
  • ending inventory — An ending inventory is all of the goods, services, or materials that a business has available for use or sale at the end of an accounting period.
  • endowment policy — a document containing a record, and the terms and conditions of, an endowment mortgage.
  • ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
  • ethnomethodology — A method of sociological analysis that examines how individuals use everyday conversation and gestures to construct a common-sense view of the world.
  • ferrocyanic acid — a white, crystalline, unstable, water-soluble solid, H 4 Fe(CN) 6 , obtained by the interaction of a ferrocyanide and an acid.
  • firework display — a public event at which fireworks are set alight
  • focused strategy — a business strategy in which an organization divests itself of all but its core activities, using the funds raised to enhance the distinctive abilities that give it an advantage over its rivals
  • follow-my-leader — a game in which the players must repeat the actions of the leader
  • forefathers' day — the anniversary of the day (December 21, 1620, in Old Style December 11) on which the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass. Owing to an error in changing the date from the Old Style to the New, it is generally observed on December 22.
  • forward delivery — delivery at a future date.
  • french directory — the body of five directors in power in France from 1795 until their overthrow by Napoleon in 1799
  • friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits
  • fringed polygala — a North American milkwort, Polygala paucifolia, having flowers with purplish-pink, winglike petals and a fringed tube.
  • gender dysphoria — a psychological condition marked by significant emotional distress and impairment in life functioning, caused by a lack of congruence between gender identity and biological sex assigned at birth.
  • glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
  • greater-doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
  • gregory's powder — a formulation of rhubarb powder used as a laxative or purgative
  • greyhound racing — a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track
  • grind your teeth — If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
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