13-letter words containing a, c, d
- advance party — a small group of soldiers who go ahead of the main body of troops to prepare the way for their arrival, or any group that does the same thing or arrives ahead of the main body
- advance ratio — the ratio of wind speed along the axis of a rotor or propeller to the speed of the blade tip
- advection fog — fog caused by the movement of warm, moist air over a cold surface.
- adventuristic — relating to adventurism
- adverb clause — a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause.
- advice column — In a newspaper or magazine, the advice column contains letters from readers about their personal problems, and advice on what to do about them.
- advocacy tank — a research and development institution that works to lobby government officials to adopt the institution's viewpoints.
- aerodynamical — relating to aerodynamics
- aestheticized — Simple past tense and past participle of aestheticize.
- affectionated — Simple past tense and past participle of affectionate.
- affinity card — An affinity card is a type of credit card. The bank which issues the card gives a small amount of money to a charity or institution each time the customer spends a certain amount with their card.
- african daisy — any of several composite plants native to Africa, especially of the genera Arctotis, Gerbera, and Lonas, having showy, daisylike flowers.
- air commodore — a senior officer of the Royal Air Force and certain other air forces, of equivalent rank to brigadier in the Army
- air discharge — Air discharge is a method for testing ESD-protection structures in which the ESD generator is discharged through an air gap between the generator and the device under test.
- air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
- all-cash deal — An all-cash deal is a financial transaction in which the payment is made entirely in money.
- alphabet code — a list of easily distinguishable words, each representing a letter of the alphabet, used in radio and telephonic communications.
- altered chord — a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals
- american bond — a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.
- amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
- aminoaciduria — the presence of amino acids in urine
- amygdalaceous — similar to or derived from the almond
- anaphrodisiac — tending to lessen sexual desire
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- andean condor — either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- androcentrism — centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
- androdioecism — the state of being androdioecious
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- anti-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- anti-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- anticipatedly — In an anticipated manner; in advance.
- antidesiccant — a substance applied to plants to prevent moisture loss during transplantation
- antidiuretics — Plural form of antidiuretic.
- antipesticide — opposed to the use of pesticides
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- aperture card — a punched-card mounting for microfilmed pages.
- aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
- apodictically — incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable.
- appendiculate — having appendicles
- apple orchard — an orchard planted with apple trees
- apple-cheeked — having rosy cheeks; ruddy
- approach road — an access road to a house, station, airport, village etc
- approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
- arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
- archduchesses — Plural form of archduchess.
- archidiaconal — of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- architectured — Designed (according to a form of architecture, or as if by an architect).