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13-letter words containing d, a, t, c, o

  • bank discount — interest on a loan deducted from the principal amount when the loan is made and based on the loan's face value
  • basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
  • benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
  • biconditional — (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.
  • bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
  • body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
  • broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
  • butanoic acid — kind of acid
  • call to order — to request to be quiet, as to start (a meeting)
  • capital goods — Capital goods are used to make other products. Compare consumer goods.
  • carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
  • carbon credit — Carbon credits are an allowance that certain companies have, permitting them to burn a certain amount of fossil fuels.
  • carbon dating — Carbon dating is a system of calculating the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon it contains.
  • card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
  • cardiologists — Plural form of cardiologist.
  • cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
  • carotid sinus — specialized nerve end organs producing a slight dilatation of the carotid artery where it branches into the external and internal carotid arteries, responding to changes in blood pressure by mediating changes in the heartbeat rate.
  • carrot-topped — having red hair
  • carte du jour — a menu listing dishes available on a particular day
  • cased edition — a hardback book sold in a protective box that is open at one edge so that you can see the spine of the book
  • casement door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
  • cash discount — a discount granted to a purchaser who pays before a stipulated date
  • castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
  • cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
  • cat-and-mouse — denoting a fight or contest in which participants attempt to confuse or deceive each other in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness
  • catch hold of — to take; seize; grasp
  • cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
  • center around — to have as a central point, focus of attention, etc.
  • chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
  • chopped steak — ground, cooked beef, usually served as a main course.
  • circuit board — A circuit board is the same as a printed circuit board.
  • city dionysia — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of dithyrambs, tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays.
  • city of david — Jerusalem. II Sam. 5:6–7.
  • clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
  • close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
  • close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
  • closed stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is positioned closer to the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
  • clotted cream — Clotted cream is very thick cream made by heating milk gently and taking the cream off the top. It is made mainly in the south west of England.
  • co-ordination — Co-ordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
  • coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
  • coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
  • coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
  • coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
  • cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
  • codeclination — the astronomical coordinate complementary to the declination
  • codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
  • coeducational — A coeducational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
  • coin-operated — (of a machine) operated by the insertion of a coin
  • coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
  • commaundement — Obsolete spelling of commandment.
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