13-letter words containing a, c, i, d, u, s
- disceptatious — disputable
- discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- disfunctional — dysfunction.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- documentalist — a specialist in documentation; a person working strictly with information and record-keeping.
- documentaries — Plural form of documentary.
- documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- dolichosaurus — any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs
- dualistically — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- dutch disease — the deindustrialization of an economy as a result of the discovery of a natural resource, as that which occurred in Holland with the exploitation of North Sea gas, which raised the value of the Dutch currency, making its exports uncompetitive and causing its industry to decline
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- educationists — Plural form of educationist.
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- fidus achates — a faithful friend or companion
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- good gracious — Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- judicial sale — a forced sale of property authorized or required by a court of law in order to satisfy a debt etc
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- molluscicidal — relating to a preparation that kills molluscs
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.
- nucleic acids — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- peace studies — a field of political science which examines how to reduce conflicts
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- quindicessima — (music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- reduce a risk — If you reduce a risk, you lessen the potential damage that could be caused by a hazard or danger.
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- succinic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.