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13-letter words containing c, l, a, d, o

  • 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.
  • douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
  • downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
  • 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 monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
  • dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
  • dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
  • educationally — pertaining to education.
  • electrodermal — Of or relating to measurement of the electrical conductivity of the skin, especially as an indicator of someone’s emotional responses.
  • electroplated — Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate.
  • 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.
  • endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
  • endocommensal — a commensal living within the body of the host organism
  • endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
  • endonucleases — Plural form of endonuclease.
  • epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
  • factionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of factionalize.
  • faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
  • family doctor — a general practitioner.
  • federal court — a court of a federal government, especially one established under the Constitution of the United States.
  • feedback loop — the path by which some of the output of a circuit, system, or device is returned to the input.
  • female condom — a type of condom used by women and inserted into the vagina
  • fictionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fictionalise.
  • fictionalized — to make into fiction; give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of: to fictionalize a biography.
  • firewall code — 1. The code you put in a system (say, a telephone switch) to make sure that the users can't do any damage. Since users always want to be able to do everything but never want to suffer for any mistakes, the construction of a firewall is a question not only of defensive coding but also of interface presentation, so that users don't even get curious about those corners of a system where they can burn themselves. 2. Any sanity check inserted to catch a can't happen error. Wise programmers often change code to fix a bug twice: once to fix the bug, and once to insert a firewall which would have arrested the bug before it did quite as much damage.
  • floating dock — a submersible, floating structure used as a dry dock, having a floor that is submerged, slipped under a floating vessel, and then raised so as to raise the vessel entirely out of the water.
  • folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
  • forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
  • galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
  • gluconic acid — a colorless, water-soluble acid, C 6 H 12 O 7 , obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
  • glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
  • glycolic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 2 H 4 O 3 , that is a major substrate for photorespiration in plants: used chiefly for textile printing and dyeing and in pesticides.
  • glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
  • gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
  • ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
  • hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
  • hexadactylous — hexadactylic
  • hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
  • hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
  • hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
  • hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
  • iceland poppy — any of various widely cultivated arctic poppies, esp Papaver nudicaule, with white or yellow nodding flowers
  • ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
  • ideologically — of or relating to ideology.
  • idiomatically — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
  • ill-concealed — poorly disguised
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