16-letter words containing y, e, d, o
- haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
- hairy woodpecker — a North American woodpecker, Picoides villosus, resembling but larger than the downy woodpecker.
- hardrock geology — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- hexahydroaniline — cyclohexylamine.
- hexahydrobenzene — cyclohexane.
- hodmezovasarhely — a city in SE Hungary.
- honeymoon bridge — any of several varieties of bridge for two players.
- honeymoon period — a period of popularity enjoyed by a new government, or a new occupant of a post
- hundred-year-old — of one hundred years of age
- hyaloid membrane — the delicate, pellucid, and nearly structureless membrane enclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydroelectricity — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydroferricyanic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
- hydrogen bromide — a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
- hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
- hydrogen sulfide — a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis.
- hydrologic cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
- hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
- hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
- hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
- hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
- hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
- hypoaeolian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E, with the final on A.
- immunodeficiency — impairment of the immune response, predisposing to infection and certain malignancies.
- indian territory — a former territory of the U.S.: now in E Oklahoma. About 31,000 sq. mi. (80,000 sq. km).
- induced topology — a topology of a subset of a topological space, obtained by intersecting the subset with every open set in the topology of the space.
- keyword indexing — the process of constructing or compiling an index to a document or other item by using keywords that describe the item.
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- lady of pleasure — a prostitute.
- lady of the lake — a narrative poem (1810) by Sir Walter Scott.
- lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- legal dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the various branches of the legal profession, as civil law, criminal law, and corporate law. A comprehensive legal dictionary adds to its body of standard English entries many words and phrases that have made their way into modern legal practice from law French and Latin and are rarely found in a general English monolingual dictionary. Such a specialized dictionary is useful not only for law students and for attorneys themselves, but for members of the lay public who require legal services. Legal dictionaries published in print follow the normal practice of sorting entry terms alphabetically, while electronic dictionaries, such as the online Dictionary of Law on Dictionary.com, allow direct, immediate access to a search term.
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- lloyd's register — a publication, issued annually by Lloyd's, consisting of a list of all of the world's seagoing vessels and including such information as their age, tonnage, and classification.
- lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
- lord proprietary — (in Colonial America) an owner, governor, or grantee of a proprietary colony
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- make a day of it — to cause an activity to last a day
- many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
- measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
- medal of bravery — a Canadian award for courage
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
- mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.