13-letter words containing d, a, r, c, y
- courtesy card — a privilege card
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
- cyanuric acid — a white crystalline powder commonly used to stabilize chlorine in swimming pools. Formula C3H3N3O3
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
- cylinder seal — a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- cylindrically — In the manner of a cylinder.
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- dairy factory — a factory making butter, cheese, lactose, etc from milk collected from surrounding farming areas
- dairy produce — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- days of grace — days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- declaratively — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- diametrically — If you say that two things are diametrically opposed, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other.
- dictatorially — In a dictatorial manner.
- digraphically — in a digraphic manner
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directorially — In terms of film direction.
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discovery day — Columbus Day.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminably — So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- distractingly — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- documentarily — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- donald cherry — Donald Eugene ("Don") 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
- dressy casual — (of clothes) informal yet expensive, smart, or stylish
- dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
- dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
- exercise yard — a piece of enclosed ground in a prison on which inmates can exercise in order to get fit and to remain healthy
- faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
- family credit — (formerly, in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to low-earning families with one or more dependent children and one or both parents in work: replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit in 1999
- family doctor — a general practitioner.
- glyceric acid — a colorless, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 6 O 4 , obtained by oxidizing glycerol.
- grand larceny — larceny in which the value of the goods taken is above a certain legally specified amount.
- hard currency — money that is backed by gold reserves and is readily convertible into foreign currencies.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.