13-letter words containing d, e, c, l, a, s
- galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
- idealized csp — (language) A programming language combining simply typed, call-by-name procedures with asynchronous communicating processes, assuming fair parallel execution. Idealized CSP generalises Anthony Hoare's original CSP and Kahn's networks of deterministic processes, and is closely related to Parallel Algol by Stephen Brookes of CMU. Procedures permit the encapsulation of common protocols and parallel programming idioms. Local variables and local channel declarations provide a way to delimit the scope of interference between parallel agents, and allow a form of concurrent object-oriented programming.
- identicalness — The state or quality of being identical.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- indescribable — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indissociable — Unable to be dissociated.
- judicial sale — a forced sale of property authorized or required by a court of law in order to satisfy a debt etc
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- kaleidoscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopes — Plural form of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- leave sb cold — If something leaves you cold, it fails to excite or interest you.
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- mercer island — a city in W central Washington, on Mercer Island in Lake Washington, east of Seattle.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
- misclassified — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- nonadolescent — Not adolescent.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nucleic acids — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- orsellic acid — an acid found in lichens
- palisade cell — a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas de cheval — a step in which the dancer hops on one foot and paws the ground with the other.
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.