13-letter words containing d, a, r, t, m
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- endeavourment — the act of endeavouring
- 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.
- feeder stream — a tributary that feeds into a larger river, canal, etc
- female thread — a helical groove in a cylindrical hole formed by a tap or lathe tool
- fleet admiral — the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- fridge magnet — a small flat decorative object with a magnet on its back which is used to attach it to the front door of a fridge or other domestic appliance
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
- grammaticized — Simple past tense and past participle of grammaticize.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
- hampton roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.
- handcraftsman — A handicraftsman.
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodyte — (archaic) alternative spelling of hermaphrodite.
- hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
- ideal mixture — An ideal mixture is a mixture in which the concentration of any part taken from it is the same as the average for the whole.
- ideogrammatic — Of or pertaining to ideograms.
- idiochromatic — (of a mineral) deriving a characteristic color from its capacity to absorb certain light rays.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
- in moderation — not to excess
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- indeterminacy — the condition or quality of being indeterminate; indetermination.
- indeterminant — Not accurately determined or determinable.
- indeterminate — not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
- industrialism — an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
- intermediated — Simple past tense and past participle of intermediate.
- intermediates — Plural form of intermediate.
- intermediator — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- interpandemic — occurring between two pandemics
- intradermally — within the dermis.
- lacrimal duct — either of two small ducts extending from the inner corner of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac.
- lamp standard — a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
- lead chromate — a yellow crystalline compound, PbCrO 4 , toxic, insoluble in water: used as an industrial paint pigment.
- lord temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- made to order — made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements: a made-to-order suit. Compare ready-to-wear.
- made-to-order — made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements: a made-to-order suit. Compare ready-to-wear.
- madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
- madhya bharat — a former state of central India; now included in Madhya Pradesh.
- madras states — a former agency of British India, including the Native States of Cochin, Travancore, and Pudukottai.
- magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.