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11-letter words containing d, a, r, t

  • candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
  • cantharidal — relating to or made of cantharides
  • cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
  • cantharidic — cantharidal
  • cantharidin — the compound C10H12O4, which is the active ingredient in cantharides and is secreted by many species of blister beetle
  • cape doctor — a strong fresh SE wind blowing in the vicinity of Cape Town, esp in the summer
  • capernoited — capricious
  • capped-rate — having a fixed upper limit
  • carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
  • carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
  • cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
  • cardinalate — the rank, office, or term of office of a cardinal
  • cardinality — the property of possessing a cardinal number
  • cardiomotor — relating to the action of the heart
  • cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
  • cardiotonic — having a positive effect on cardiac function
  • cardiotoxic — Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.
  • caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
  • carnationed — having the colour of flesh
  • carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
  • carry trade — a speculative transaction in which a trader buys the currency of a country with a high rate of interest and sells the currency of a country with a low rate of interest
  • cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
  • casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
  • catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
  • categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
  • cathedratic — relating to the seat of the bishop
  • cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
  • cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
  • cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
  • cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
  • centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
  • centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
  • centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
  • charactered — Simple past tense and past participle of character.
  • child actor — an actor who is a child
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
  • chord chart — a chart indicating by means of symbols the identity, sequence, and duration of the musical chords occurring in the accompaniment to a melody.
  • chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
  • citric acid — Citric acid is a weak acid found in many kinds of fruit, especially citrus fruit such as oranges and lemons.
  • clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
  • cloth-eared — deaf
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
  • coast guard — The coast guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast.
  • coatdresses — Plural form of coatdress.
  • cogenerated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogenerate.
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