13-letter words containing a, d, s, c, i
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- macrodynamics — Large-scale dynamics.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- mean distance — the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- mercer island — a city in W central Washington, on Mercer Island in Lake Washington, east of Seattle.
- merchandisers — Plural form of merchandiser.
- merchandising — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
- misclassified — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- molluscicidal — relating to a preparation that kills molluscs
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- myristic acid — an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.
- nonassociated — (of natural gas) not associated with a deposit of crude oil
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- 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.
- occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
- odontoblastic — Relating to odontoblasts.
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- orsellic acid — an acid found in lichens
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- palisade cell — a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
- 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
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- peace studies — a field of political science which examines how to reduce conflicts
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals