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13-letter words containing d, e, t, o

  • preproduction — Movies. the steps necessary to prepare a film for production, as casting, choosing locations, and designing sets and costumes.
  • prism diopter — a unit of prismatic deviation, in which the number one represents a prism that deflects a beam of light a distance of one centimeter on a plane placed normal to the initial direction of the beam and one meter away from the prism.
  • product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
  • property bond — a bond issued by a life-assurance company, the premiums for which are invested in a property-owning fund
  • propositioned — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
  • protected sex — sexual activity during which a condom is used to protect against sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy.
  • protochordate — any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
  • pseudo-poetic — of or relating to a poet or poets.
  • pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
  • pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
  • put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
  • q-methodology — a statistical methodology used by psychologists to identify alternative world-views, opinions, interpretations, etc, in terms of statistically independent patterns of response recognized by clustering together individuals whose orderings of items, typically attitude statements, are similar
  • quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
  • quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
  • quarter round — a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.
  • quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
  • quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
  • quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
  • r-methodology — any statistical methodology in psychology that is contrasted with Q-methodology
  • radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
  • radioactivate — to make (a substance) radioactive.
  • radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
  • radiotelegram — a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.
  • radioteletype — Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
  • radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
  • raison d'etat — a purely political reason for governmental action, based on the national interest and often violating principles of justice.
  • raison d'etre — reason or justification for being or existence: Art is the artist's raison d'être.
  • rattle around — If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them.
  • ready-to-wear — clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.
  • recollectedly — in a recollected manner
  • reconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
  • reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
  • reconstituted — constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated: reconstituted orange juice.
  • record button — the button that you press on a device or remote control to begin recording sound, images, etc
  • rectitudinous — characterized by or given to rectitude.
  • red-hot poker — tritoma.
  • redemonstrate — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
  • redescription — the act of redescribing
  • redesignation — an act of designating.
  • redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • redisposition — the withdrawal and redistribution of armed forces with the aim of more effective use
  • redissolution — the act of redissolving
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • reinvigorated — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
  • retinoic acid — a vitamin A derivative, C20H28O2, used in the treatment of acne, skin wrinkles, etc.
  • return-cocked — (of a cock bead) situated at an angle or arris.
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • revendication — the process or act of revendicating
  • revindication — the act of vindicating.
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