11-letter words that end in id
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- hearing aid — a compact electronic amplifier worn to improve one's hearing, usually placed in or behind the ear.
- helminthoid — shaped like a helminth; vermiform; wormlike.
- heteroploid — (biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
- highly paid — that receives a large salary
- hostile bid — A hostile takeover bid is one that is opposed by the company that is being bid for.
- hyperboloid — a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
- hypocycloid — a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls internally, without slipping, on a given circle.
- hypodiploid — having fewer chromosomes than the diploid number
- hypothyroid — deficient activity of the thyroid gland.
- ichthyopsid — relating to the class Ichthyopsida, which contains amphibians, fishes, and fish-like vertebrates
- kainic acid — an analogue of glutamate, C 10 H 15 NO 4 , derived from the red alga Digenia simplex, used experimentally to stimulate certain neurons in the brain.
- ketosteroid — any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group.
- kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
- lactic acid — a colorless or yellowish, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , produced during muscle contraction as a product of anaerobic glucose metabolism, abundant in sour milk, prepared usually by fermentation of cornstarch, molasses, potatoes, etc., or synthesized: used chiefly in dyeing and textile printing, as a flavoring agent in food, and in medicine.
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lady's maid — a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing.
- lake placid — a town in NE New York, in the Adirondack Mountains: resort.
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- lauric acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 24 O 2 , a fatty acid occurring as the glyceride in many vegetable fats, especially coconut oil and laurel oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and lauryl alcohol.
- lipoic acid — sulphur-containing fatty acid
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- magen david — Star of David.
- maleic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils.
- megatheriid — (zoology) Any member of the Megatheriidae.
- melolonthid — any of various scarab beetles whose larvae feed chiefly on roots, including the cockchafers and June bugs
- mogen david — Star of David.
- moth orchid — any orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis, having thick, leathery leaves and loose clusters of flowers, usually white or tinged with rose or purple.
- multicuspid — (in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
- musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
- niobic acid — a white, water-insoluble solid, Nb 2 O 5 ⋅nH 2 O.
- nitric acid — a colorless or yellowish, fuming, suffocating, caustic, corrosive, water-soluble liquid, HNO 3 , having powerful oxidizing properties, usually obtained from ammonia or from Chile saltpeter: used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and fertilizers and in organic synthesis.
- nonhumanoid — Not humanoid.
- nurserymaid — Nursemaid.
- olethreutid — any of numerous brown or gray moths of the family Olethreutidae having mottled or banded wings and forewings, each with a truncated tip, including many crop pests, as the codling moth or oriental fruit moth.
- oxalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅2H 2 O, first discovered in the juice of the wood sorrel species of oxalis and obtained by reacting carbon monoxide with sodium hydroxide or certain carbohydrates with acids or alkalis: used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- paraffinoid — resembling a paraffin.
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- parlourmaid — In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
- pectic acid — any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.
- pentagonoid — like a pentagon in shape.
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- picric acid — a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C 6 H 3 N 3 O 7 , used chiefly in explosives.
- posttyphoid — occurring as a sequela of typhoid fever.
- prothalloid — resembling a prothallus
- psychic bid — a bid designed to mislead one's opponents that is not based on the strength of one's hand or of the suit named but rather on one's feeling that not bidding would be more costly.