13-letter words containing d, i, c, h, l
- could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
- crash landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
- cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- detachability — The quality of being detachable.
- diacatholicon — an all-purpose remedy
- dialect coach — a person whose job is to train actors to speak in the authentic accent and manner of a particular area
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- diethylacetal — acetal (def 1).
- digital watch — a watch that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- digraphically — in a digraphic manner
- diotheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- dischargeable — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dolichocephal — a person with a head much longer than it is broad
- dolichocranic — dolichocephalic.
- dolichosaurus — any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs
- downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- field kitchen — the place at which the food for a unit of soldiers in the field is prepared
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- gaidhealtachd — the area of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is the vernacular speech
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- gold chloride — a yellow to red, water-soluble compound, AuCl 3 , used chiefly in photography, gilding ceramic ware and glass, and in the manufacture of purple of Cassius.
- grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
- hardwick hall — an Elizabethan mansion near Chesterfield in Derbyshire: built 1591–97 for Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick)
- helicoid cyme — an inflorescence, or cyme, in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch that is coiled snail-like and then expanded.
- hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- hydraulically — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- hydrochloride — a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.
- hydrocolloids — Plural form of hydrocolloid.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hypolipidemic — That reduces the concentration of lipid in blood serum.