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13-letter words containing c, o, n, t, r, e

  • craftspersons — Plural form of craftsperson.
  • cremorne bolt — (on a French window or the like) a pair of rods, moved by a knob mechanism, sliding into sockets in the head and sill of the opening to provide a secure fastening.
  • crenellations — the battlements on a building
  • crescent moon — the moon seen as a crescent when waxing or waning
  • crest coronet — coronet (def 6).
  • crest-coronet — a small crown.
  • crestone peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,294 feet (4360 meters).
  • cross-current — A cross-current is a current in a river or sea that flows across another current.
  • cross-section — If you refer to a cross-section of particular things or people, you mean a group of them that you think is typical or representative of all of them.
  • cross-trainer — a type of athletic shoe designed to be used in more than one type of activity.
  • crosscurrents — Plural form of crosscurrent.
  • crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
  • crotchetiness — The state or quality of being crotchety.
  • crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
  • curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
  • currant borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the stems of currants.
  • current ratio — A current ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
  • customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
  • cut-and-cover — designating a method of constructing a tunnel by excavating a cutting to the required depth and then backfilling the excavation over the tunnel roof
  • cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
  • cyanoacrylate — a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
  • cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
  • cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
  • dark reaction — the stage of photosynthesis involving the reduction of carbon dioxide and the dissociation of water, using chemical energy stored in ATP: does not require the presence of light
  • decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
  • decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
  • decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
  • decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
  • dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
  • decision tree — a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree
  • declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
  • deconcentrate — to make or become less concentrated
  • deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
  • deconsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconsecrate.
  • deconstructed — having no formal structure
  • deconstructor — an adherent to the theory of deconstruction
  • decorticating — Present participle of decorticate.
  • decortication — the act or process of decorticating.
  • decrepitation — to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
  • deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
  • demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
  • democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
  • densitometric — Of or pertaining to densitometry.
  • dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
  • depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
  • deromanticize — to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.
  • destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
  • direct action — any action seeking to achieve an immediate or direct result, especially an action against an established authority or powerful institution, as a strike or picketing.
  • direct motion — the movement of a celestial body (as seen from the earth) from east to west across the sky
  • directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
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