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13-letter words containing c, h, e, d

  • cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
  • cloven-hoofed — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
  • codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
  • cold shoulder — If one person gives another the cold shoulder, they behave towards them in an unfriendly way, to show them that they do not care about them or that they want them to go away.
  • cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
  • coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
  • come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
  • commandership — a person who commands.
  • compiled html — (filename extension)   A Microsoft file format for distributing a collection of HTML files, along with their associated images, sounds, etc., as a single compressed archive file. Microsoft use this format for Windows HTML Help files. Most chms include a project (.hhp) file listing the included files and basic settings, a contents (.hhc) file, an index (.hhk) file, html files, and, optionally, image files. Users view chms with hh.exe, the HTML Help viewer installed with Internet Explorer. Filename extension: .chm.
  • comprehendeth — Archaic third-person singular form of comprehend.
  • comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • conduct sheet — a form for detailing information about a person's offences and punishments
  • conidiophores — Plural form of conidiophore.
  • copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • cough and die — (jargon)   barf. Connotes that the program is throwing its hands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight. "The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was looking for a printable, so it coughed and died." Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
  • cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
  • cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
  • credit crunch — A credit crunch is a period during which there is a sudden reduction in the amount of money that banks and other lenders have available to lend.
  • cruel-hearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
  • cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
  • cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
  • cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
  • cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
  • damson cheese — thick damson jam
  • dance hostess — a woman who hosts a ball at her house
  • dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
  • dancing shoes — shoes worn by dancers
  • daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
  • daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
  • death chamber — a room in which someone has died
  • debauchedness — The state or quality of being debauched.
  • decahistidine — An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties.
  • decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
  • dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
  • demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
  • demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
  • desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
  • detachability — The quality of being detachable.
  • deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
  • dialect coach — a person whose job is to train actors to speak in the authentic accent and manner of a particular area
  • diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
  • dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
  • dieffenbachia — any of various plants belonging to the genus Dieffenbachia, of the arum family, native to tropical America, often cultivated as houseplants for their decorative foliage.
  • diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
  • diethylacetal — acetal (def 1).
  • diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
  • digby chicken — a smoked herring.
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