12-letter words containing d, a, c, t
- cross-dating — a method of dating objects, remains, etc, by comparison and correlation with other sites and levels
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- cupid's dart — blue succory.
- cupid's-dart — blue succory.
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- custard tart — a small pastry case filled with egg custard
- custodialism — of or relating to custody.
- cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.
- cut-off date — the last date on which it is possible to do something
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dactinomycin — a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- dactyliology — the study of finger-rings
- dactyloscopy — the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification
- dactylozooid — (zoology) A kind of zooid of Siphonophora with an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- dancing step — balanced step.
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- data capture — any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
- data carrier — any medium, such as magnetic tape, on which data can be recorded
- data channel — (communications) A channel (on a BRI or PRI line) used to carry control information, to set up connections on the associated bearer channels. The name wasn't too bad back when users were sending voice (not data) over the bearer channels, but in 1997 it's quite a misnomer.
- daughtercard — daughterboard
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- deactivating — Present participle of deactivate.
- deactivation — The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.
- dead account — an account that is no longer being used and on which no transactions have taken place for a considerable length of time
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- deathwatches — Plural form of deathwatch.
- decaffeinate — to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- decapacitate — To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
- decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapitalize — to make difficult to have or to take away stock or wealth from
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.