13-letter words containing a, d, i, c, t
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- at a discount — below the regular price
- audiocassette — a cassette containing audiotape
- authenticated — Prove or show (something, esp. a claim or an artistic work) to be true or genuine.
- autodidactism — Alternative form of autodidacticism.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
- backwardation — the difference between the spot price for a commodity, including rent and interest, and the forward price
- bacteriocidal — Alternative spelling of bactericidal.
- badminton cup — a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
- balanced diet — a diet consisting of the proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth.
- baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
- bandicoot rat — any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia, of S and SE Asia: family Muridae
- bank discount — interest on a loan deducted from the principal amount when the loan is made and based on the loan's face value
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
- biconditional — (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.
- bidenticulate — having two small teeth or toothlike processes.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- bird-watching — Bird-watching is the activity of watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- birthday card — a greeting card sent on someone's birthday
- biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
- black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
- brace and bit — a hand tool for boring holes, consisting of a cranked handle into which a drilling bit is inserted
- butanoic acid — kind of acid
- cactus dahlia — a double-flowered variety of dahlia
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- camp-drafting — a competitive test, esp at an agricultural show, of horsemen's skill in drafting cattle
- canaliculated — Canaliculate.
- candidate key — (database) One of several possible attributes or combinations of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is called the primary key.
- candidateship — candidature
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- capital goods — Capital goods are used to make other products. Compare consumer goods.
- captain's bed — a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.
- carbon credit — Carbon credits are an allowance that certain companies have, permitting them to burn a certain amount of fossil fuels.
- carbon dating — Carbon dating is a system of calculating the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon it contains.
- card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
- cardinalitial — relating to a cardinal or cardinalship
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- cardiologists — Plural form of cardiologist.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- carotid sinus — specialized nerve end organs producing a slight dilatation of the carotid artery where it branches into the external and internal carotid arteries, responding to changes in blood pressure by mediating changes in the heartbeat rate.
- cartridge pen — a pen having a removable ink reservoir that is replaced when empty
- cased edition — a hardback book sold in a protective box that is open at one edge so that you can see the spine of the book
- cash discount — a discount granted to a purchaser who pays before a stipulated date