13-letter words containing c, o, n, r, d, a
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- macrodynamics — Large-scale dynamics.
- macropinacoid — a crystalline pinacoid which runs parallel to the longer horizontal axis
- many-coloured — having many colours
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- mid-victorian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- mood enhancer — something, esp a drug, that has the effect of lifting a person's mood
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- neck and crop — completely; entirely
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- nitrolic acid — any of several weak acids formed when nitrous acid reacts with a nitroparaffin
- no-knock raid — a search warrant that allows police officers to enter a property without knocking
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- non-adherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- non-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- non-fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- non-juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- nonaccredited — not accredited, lacking certain credentials
- nonadrenergic — Not adrenergic.
- noncarbonated — Not carbonated; lacking carbonation.
- nonconcordant — agreeing; harmonious.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nondemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- nonperiodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- nonrecordable — Not recordable.
- noradrenergic — Having the quality of noradrenaline.
- oceanic ridge — any section of the narrow, largely continuous range of submarine mountains that extends into all the major oceans and at which new oceanic lithosphere is created by the rise of magma from the earth's interior
- old provencal — the Provençal language as found in documents from the 11th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OPr.
- orchidomaniac — a person who is obsessed with or has a passion for orchids
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overdominance — excessive dominance
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
- preponderance — the fact or quality of being preponderant; superiority in weight, power, numbers, etc.: The preponderance of votes is against the proposal.
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- pros and cons — The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision.