13-letter words containing b, r, a, n, d
- carbo-loading — Informal. carbohydrate loading.
- 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.
- carbonic acid — a weak acid formed when carbon dioxide combines with water: obtained only in aqueous solutions, never in the pure state. Formula: H2CO3
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrabandist — a person who trades in contraband goods; smuggler
- contract bond — an indemnity agreement to protect against loss due to breach of contract.
- control board — a panel containing switches, dials, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices, lights, etc.
- cooling board — a plank for laying out a corpse.
- crepe bandage — a bandage made of light cotton crepe
- cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- dangleberries — Plural form of dangleberry.
- danse macabre — dance of death
- danseur noble — a male dancer suited for certain heroic, or noble, roles by virtue of his exceptional grace, technique, and strength
- deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- decarburizing — Present participle of decarburize.
- decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- defibrination — the act or process of defibrinating
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- designer baby — People sometimes refer to a baby that has developed from an embryo with certain desired characteristics as a designer baby.
- desirableness — The quality of being desirable.
- detribalizing — Present participle of detribalize.
- dinoturbation — the effect or process of trampling and major disturbance to sedimentary rock layers caused by the movement of dinosaurs
- discriminable — capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
- discriminably — So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
- disembarkment — to go ashore from a ship.
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disintegrable — Capable of being disintegrated.
- dragging-beam — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- drawing board — a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.
- drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
- drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
- dumb terminal — (hardware) A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endurableness — (rare) The state of being endurable; endurability.
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).