13-letter words containing d, e, c, n
- modern french — the French language since c1600.
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- monocotyledon — an angiospermous plant of the class Monocotyledones, characterized by producing seeds with one cotyledon and an endogenous manner of growth.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- mood enhancer — something, esp a drug, that has the effect of lifting a person's mood
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multicylinder — having more than one cylinder, as an internal-combustion or steam engine.
- mundificative — a cleansing medicine or preparation
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- naval academy — a collegiate institution for training naval officers.
- neck and crop — completely; entirely
- neck and neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- neglectedness — the state or quality of being neglected
- neuroectoderm — (anatomy) The region of the ectoderm of an embryo that develops into the central nervous system and other nervous tissue.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- ninety-second — next after the ninety-first; being the ordinal number for 92.
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- no-confidence — If members of an organization pass a vote or motion of no-confidence in someone, they take a vote which shows that they no longer support that person or their ideas.
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- non-adherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- non-committed — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- non-conducive — tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
- non-confident — having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.
- non-credulous — marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
- non-deception — the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
- non-deceptive — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- non-deciduous — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
- non-dedicated — wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal: a dedicated artist.
- non-deductive — based on deduction from accepted premises, as in deductive argument; deductive reasoning.
- non-defective — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- non-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- non-dialectic — of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
- non-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- non-euclidean — differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid.
- non-inductive — not inductive: a noninductive resistance.
- non-inflected — to modulate (the voice).
- non-medicinal — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- non-reducible — capable of being reduced.
- non-residence — not resident in a particular place.
- non-scheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.