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13-letter words containing c, d

  • 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
  • dyer's rocket — weld2 .
  • dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
  • dynamic scope — (language)   In a dynamically scoped language, e.g. most versions of Lisp, an identifier can be referred to, not only in the block where it is declared, but also in any function or procedure called from within that block, even if the called procedure is declared outside the block. This can be implemented as a simple stack of (identifier, value) pairs, accessed by searching down from the top of stack for the most recent instance of a given identifier. The opposite is lexical scope. A common implementation of dynamic scope is shallow binding.
  • dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
  • dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
  • dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
  • 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.
  • earned income — income from wages, salaries, fees, or the like, accruing from labor or services performed by the earner.
  • easter candle — a tall candle, symbolizing Christ, that is sometimes blessed and placed on the gospel side of an altar on Holy Saturday and kept burning until Ascension Day.
  • echo sounding — the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object
  • economic good — a commodity or service that can be utilized to satisfy human wants and that has exchange value.
  • economy drive — a campaign by the government or a firm to reduce expenditure and make savings
  • edam (cheese) — a mild, yellow cheese, made in a round mold and usually having a coating of red paraffin
  • eddy currents — Eddy currents are localized electric currents set up in metal parts not normally meant to carry currents, due to changes in electromagnetic fields.
  • edison effect — the phenomenon of the flow of electric current when an electrode sealed inside the bulb of an incandescent lamp is connected to the positive terminal of the lamp.
  • educationally — pertaining to education.
  • educationists — Plural form of educationist.
  • eggs benedict — dish of poached eggs, ham and cream
  • electioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of electioneer.
  • electrodermal — Of or relating to measurement of the electrical conductivity of the skin, especially as an indicator of someone’s emotional responses.
  • electroformed — Produced, or modified by electroforming.
  • electroplated — Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate.
  • enantiodromic — relating to enantiodromia
  • enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
  • encyclopaedia — (chiefly, UK, Australia) alternative spelling of encyclopedia.
  • encyclopaedic — Alternative spelling of encyclopedic.
  • encyclopedian — including a wide circle of learning
  • encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
  • encyclopedism — Comprehensive learning or knowledge.
  • encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
  • endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
  • endocommensal — a commensal living within the body of the host organism
  • endocrinology — The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
  • endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
  • endonucleases — Plural form of endonuclease.
  • endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
  • endosmometric — relating to the measurement of endosmotic action
  • endosymbiotic — Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis.
  • epicondylitis — A painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
  • epidemiologic — Of or pertaining to epidemiology.
  • epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
  • escape device — a device with a collapsible extensible slide, used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
  • eta reduction — eta conversion
  • ethanoic acid — acetic acid
  • ethnomedicine — (medicine) traditional folk-medicine.
  • eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
  • eudicotyledon — any plant belonging to one of the two major groups of flowering plants, comprising over 60 per cent of all plants, normally having net-veined leaves and two cotyledons in the seed
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