13-letter words containing c, a, o, d
- stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- sunday school — a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
- synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tallow candle — a candle made from tallow
- tape recorder — an electrical device for recording or playing back sound, video, or data on magnetic tape.
- tax avoidance — Tax avoidance is the use of legal methods to pay the smallest possible amount of tax.
- tax deduction — an expenditure that is deducted from taxable income.
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- the decameron — title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- the-decameron — a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thioacetamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 2 H 5 NS, used chiefly in analytical chemistry as a source of hydrogen sulfide.
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thioctic acid — Biochemistry. an organic acid, C 8 H 14 O 2 S 2 , that occurs as a coenzyme in hydrogen transfer reactions in certain plants, microorganisms, and animals and functions as a growth factor for many species of bacteria and protozoa.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- titanic oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- traction load — the solid material that is carried along the bed of a river
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- uncamouflaged — the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.: Was camouflage used extensively on fighter aircraft during World War I?
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncommendable — not able to be commended; unworthy of commendation; reprehensible
- uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
- uncompanioned — not having a companion; unaccompanied
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unconditional — not limited by conditions; absolute: an unconditional promise.
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconsummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- undated stock — stock that has no definitive repayment commitment
- under a cloud — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- underreaction — to react with less than the expected or appropriate emotion.
- undirectional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.