13-letter words containing c, a, t, u
- documentative — Of or pertaining to documents or documentation.
- domical vault — cloistered vault.
- doomsday cult — A doomsday cult is a religious cult whose members believe that the world is about to end.
- double tackle — a pulley system using blocks having two grooved wheels.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- dramaturgical — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
- dual-attached — The form of FDDI interface where a device is connected to both FDDI token-passing rings, so that uninterrupted operation continues in the event of a failure of either of the rings. All connections to the main FDDI rings are dual-attached. Typically, a small number of critical infrastructure devices such as routers and concentrators are dual-attached, whereas host computers are normally single-attached or dual-homed to a router or concentrator. For example, a ring could be formed between a single router and two concentrators (all dual-attached) then all other components that need to be fault-tolerant (typically file servers) can be dual-homed to both concentrators.
- dualistically — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- duplicability — The quality of being duplicable.
- dutch auction — a method of auction consisting in the offer of a property at a price above the actual value and then at gradually reduced prices until a buyer is found.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dutch disease — the deindustrialization of an economy as a result of the discovery of a natural resource, as that which occurred in Holland with the exploitation of North Sea gas, which raised the value of the Dutch currency, making its exports uncompetitive and causing its industry to decline
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
- easter cactus — an epiphytic cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, native to Brazil, having oblong joints and red flowers.
- educationally — pertaining to education.
- educationists — Plural form of educationist.
- effectualness — The state or condition of being effectual.
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
- equinoctially — In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
- equisetaceous — belonging to the family Equisetaceae
- equivocations — Plural form of equivocation.
- eta reduction — eta conversion
- ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.
- eucharistical — Alternative form of eucharistic.
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- excludability — The ability to be excluded.
- excommunicate — Officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
- executive pay — the money that an executive of an organization gets as wages or salary
- extracapsular — (anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
- extracellular — Situated or taking place outside a cell or cells.
- extrajudicial — (of a sentence) not legally authorized.
- extravascular — Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels.
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- facial tissue — a soft, disposable paper tissue especially for cleansing the face or for use as a handkerchief.
- facultatively — In a facultative manner.
- faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
- fasciculation — a fascicular condition.
- fault breccia — angular rock fragments produced by fracture and grinding during faulting and distributed within or adjacent to the fault plane.
- fault current — A fault current is a current that results from a fault.
- faunistically — in a faunistic manner
- feature creep — creeping featurism