13-letter words containing c, a, o, d
- leave sb cold — If something leaves you cold, it fails to excite or interest you.
- lexical order — the arrangement of a set of items in accordance with a recursive algorithm, such as the entries in a dictionary whose order depends on their first letter unless these are the same in which case it is the second which decides, and so on
- linoleic acid — an unsaturated fatty acid, C 18 H 32 O 2 , occurring as a glyceride in drying oils, as in linseed oil.
- lizard orchid — a European orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum, rare in Britain, having a spike of grey-green flowers smelling of goats
- load the dice — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- lord advocate — (in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown who acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- macrodynamics — Large-scale dynamics.
- macropinacoid — a crystalline pinacoid which runs parallel to the longer horizontal axis
- magnetic wood — wood containing fine particles of nickel-zinc ferrite which absorb microwave radio signals, used to line rooms where mobile phone use is undesirable
- major medical — insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- malleoincudal — Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
- many-coloured — having many colours
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- matched order — an order placed with a broker to buy a specified stock at a price above the market price with the intention of immediately selling the stock through another broker at the same price. It is designed to give the appearance of active trading in the stock.
- meadow fescue — a European fescue, Festuca pratensis, of the grass family, grown for pasture in North America.
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- method acting — film, theater: acting approach
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- mid-victorian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- molluscicidal — relating to a preparation that kills molluscs
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- mood enhancer — something, esp a drug, that has the effect of lifting a person's mood
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- mundification — the act of cleansing a wound
- myocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph.
- neck and crop — completely; entirely
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- nitrolic acid — any of several weak acids formed when nitrous acid reacts with a nitroparaffin
- no-knock raid — a search warrant that allows police officers to enter a property without knocking
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- nodding lilac — a showy Chinese lilac, Syringa reflexa, of the olive family, having nodding clusters of pinkish flowers.
- nodical month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- non-adherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- non-colloidal — pertaining to or of the nature of a colloid: colloidal gold and silver.