16-letter words containing d, a, c, h
- corned beef hash — a dish consisting of corned beef chopped and mixed together with mashed potatoes and various other ingredients, then fried
- corona discharge — an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas
- crash test dummy — a dummy used in crash tests
- crown and anchor — a game played with dice marked with crowns and anchors
- cut a wide swath — to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression
- cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
- d-glyceraldehyde — an isomer of glyceraldehyde in which the OH group is on the right side of the asymmetric carbon atom.
- dagwood sandwich — a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments.
- dark-side hacker — (jargon, legal) A criminal or malicious hacker; a cracker. From George Lucas's Darth Vader, "seduced by the dark side of the Force". The implication that hackers form a sort of elite of technological Jedi Knights is intended. Opposite: samurai.
- darwin's finches — the finches of the subfamily Geospizinae of the Galapagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution
- database machine — (hardware) A computer or special hardware that stores and retrieves data from a database. It is specially designed for database access and is coupled to the main (front-end) computer(s) by a high-speed channel. This contrasts with a database server, which is a computer in a local area network that holds a database. The database machine is tightly coupled to the main CPU, whereas the database server is loosely coupled via the network.
- dealcoholization — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
- dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
- dehumidification — Dehumidification is the removal of vapor from a gas-vapor mixture.
- dehydroascorbate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid.
- dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
- derbyshire chair — a chair of the mid-17th century, made of oak, usually without arms, and having a back of two carved rails between square uprights.
- devonshire cream — clotted cream.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
- diamondback moth — a small moth Plutella xylostella that has diamond-shaped markings on the underside of its front wings that are visible when the wings are folded
- diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
- diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
- digital research — (company) The company which developed CP/M, the operating system used on many of the first generation 8-bit microprocessor-based personal computers. Digital Research also produced DR-DOS. Address: Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
- dihydroxyacetone — (organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses.
- dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
- diplomatic pouch — a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.
- direct-mail shot — the posting of unsolicited sales literature to potential customers' homes or business addresses
- director's chair — a lightweight folding armchair with transversely crossed legs and having a canvas seat and back panel, as traditionally used by motion-picture directors.
- discharging arch — an arch for taking some of the weight from a structural member beneath it.
- discographically — In terms of discography.
- disenfranchising — Present participle of disenfranchise.
- disfranchisement — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- district heating — a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
- do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
- dodecyl aldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- dolichocephalism — (medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
- dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
- drainage channel — a channel along which drained water flows away
- draught excluder — a device (such as a strip of wood, or a long cylindrical cushion) placed at the bottom of a door to keep out draughts
- dredging machine — dredge1 (def 1).
- drogue parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- drumhead cabbage — acommon type of cabbage with tightly packed leaves and a rounded form with a slightly flattened top
- drumhead service — a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field
- drunkard's chair — a low, deep armchair of the 18th century.
- dual citizenship — Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
- duchess of malfi — a tragedy (1614?) by John Webster.
- ducktail-haircut — DA.
- dutch guinea pig — a breed of two-tone short-haired guinea pig