10-letter words containing dro
- hydrolyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrolyze.
- hydromancy — divination by means of the motions or appearance of water.
- hydromania — an excessive craving or love for water
- hydrometer — an instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid, commonly consisting of a graduated tube weighted to float upright in the liquid whose specific gravity is being measured.
- hydrometry — (physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers.
- hydromulch — to spread mulch on (a field, garden, etc.) in a stream of water propelled through a hose.
- hydropathy — the curing of disease by the internal and external use of water.
- hydrophane — a partly translucent variety of opal, which becomes more translucent or transparent when immersed in water.
- hydrophile — (chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
- hydrophobe — a hydrophobic substance.
- hydrophoby — Archaic form of hydrophobia.
- hydrophone — a device for locating sources of sound under water, as for detecting submarines by the noise of their engines.
- hydrophyte — a plant that grows in water or very moist ground; an aquatic plant.
- hydroplane — a seaplane.
- hydropolyp — an individual animal in a colony of hydroids
- 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).
- hydropower — hydroelectric power.
- hydrorhiza — the rootlike base of a hydroid colony, by which it is attached to the substratum.
- hydroscope — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydroseres — Plural form of hydrosere.
- hydrosolic — of or relating to a hydrosol
- hydrosomal — of or relating to a hydrosome
- hydrospace — the regions beneath the surface of the oceans and seas.
- hydrostats — Plural form of hydrostat.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hydrotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- hydrotrope — (chemistry) A compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.
- hydroxides — Plural form of hydroxide.
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- hydrozoans — Plural form of hydrozoan.
- laundromat — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.
- lemon drop — a lemon-flavored lozenge.
- loxodromes — Plural form of loxodrome.
- loxodromic — noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- microdroid — [Usenet] A Microsoft employee, especially one who posts to various operating-system advocacy newsgroups. MicroDroids post follow-ups to any messages critical of Microsoft's operating systems, and often end up sounding like visiting Mormon missionaries.
- microdrone — a small remote-controlled unmanned flying object
- misandrous — Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- monandrous — of, relating to, or characterized by monandry.
- motordrome — a rounded course or track for automobile and motorcycle races.
- nandrolone — An anabolic steroid with tissue-building properties, used unlawfully to enhance performance in sports.
- nose drops — medicinal drops applied via the nostrils
- octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
- orthodrome — (geometry) a great circle, or part of one.
- orthodromy — a route or the navigation of a route which forms part of a large circle
- osmidrosis — bromhidrosis.
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- petrodrome — an African elephant shrew
- polyhedron — a solid figure having many faces.
- prodromata — signs or symptoms revealing the onset of a disease
- quadroxide — (chemistry) A tetroxide.