13-letter words containing c, l, o, d, h
- cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
- 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.
- 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.
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- costochondral — (anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
- could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
- 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
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- diacatholicon — an all-purpose remedy
- 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
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- diotheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- dodecylphenol — a thick, straw-colored, water-insoluble liquid mixture of isomers having the formula C 18 H 30 O, used chiefly as a solvent and as an intermediate for surface-active agents.
- dolichocephal — a person with a head much longer than it is broad
- dolichocranic — dolichocephalic.
- dolichosaurus — any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs
- donald cherry — Donald Eugene ("Don") 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
- double-clutch — (of a bird) to produce a second clutch of eggs after the first has been removed, usually for hatching in an incubator.
- downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
- dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- feeder school — a junior school whose pupils go to a specific secondary school
- flesh-colored — Something that is flesh-colored is yellowish pink in color.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- gold chloride — a yellow to red, water-soluble compound, AuCl 3 , used chiefly in photography, gilding ceramic ware and glass, and in the manufacture of purple of Cassius.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- helicoid cyme — an inflorescence, or cyme, in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch that is coiled snail-like and then expanded.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
- 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.
- hydrochloride — a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.
- hydrocolloids — Plural form of hydrocolloid.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.