13-letter words containing a, n, e, c, d
- grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
- greeting card — card1 (def 4).
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- h and d curve — characteristic curve.
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
- handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
- hard currency — money that is backed by gold reserves and is readily convertible into foreign currencies.
- hefner candle — a German unit of luminous intensity, equal to 0.92 of a candela.
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- hendecahedron — a solid figure having 11 faces.
- heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hunt and peck — a slow and inefficient method of typing by looking for each key separately before striking it: used by untrained typists.
- hunt-and-peck — a method of typing while looking at the keyboard, usually using only the forefingers to press the keys
- iceland poppy — any of various widely cultivated arctic poppies, esp Papaver nudicaule, with white or yellow nodding flowers
- identicalness — The state or quality of being identical.
- identity card — a card for identifying the bearer, giving name, address, and other personal data.
- idiomaticness — Idiomaticity.
- ile de france — a former province in N France, including Paris and the region around it.
- Île-de-france — a region of N France, in the Paris Basin: part of the duchy of France in the 10th century
- ill-concealed — poorly disguised
- in advance of — prior to
- in attendance — If someone is in attendance at a place or an event, they are there.
- inarticulated — Not articulated; not connected by a joint.
- incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- incandescents — Plural form of incandescent.
- incapacitated — unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone now—he's incapacitated.
- incense cedar — any of several coniferous trees of the genus Libocedrus (or Calocedrus), especially L. decurrens, of the western U.S., growing to a height of 150 feet (50 meters).
- incidentaloma — an abnormal lesion or tumor detected by chance during a medical imaging test, physical examination, or surgery.
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- inconsiderate — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- indecency law — the law relating to indecency
- indescribable — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indeterminacy — the condition or quality of being indeterminate; indetermination.
- indian agency — headquarters of an Indian agent.
- indissociable — Unable to be dissociated.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- indo-germanic — Indo-European
- indoctrinated — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- indoctrinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indoctrinate.
- ineducability — Inability to be educated.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- intercondylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- interpandemic — occurring between two pandemics