13-letter words containing d, i, c, o
- cordocentesis — the extraction of a sample of blood from the umbilical cord during pregnancy
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- corn marigold — an annual plant, Chrysanthemum segetum, with yellow daisy-like flower heads: a common weed of cultivated land: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
- corresponding — parallel; equivalent
- corrie-fisted — left-handed
- cote d'ivoire — a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: Portuguese trading for ivory and slaves began in the 16th century; made a French protectorate in 1842 and became independent in 1960; major producer of coffee and cocoa. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority, with animist, atheist, and Roman Catholic minorities. Currency: franc. Capital: Yamoussoukro (administrative); Abidjan (legislative). Pop: 22 400 835 (2013 est). Area: 319 820 sq km (123 483 sq miles)
- cough and die — (jargon) barf. Connotes that the program is throwing its hands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight. "The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was looking for a printable, so it coughed and died." Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
- could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
- coulomb field — the electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterfeited — Simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- coup de poing — (no longer in technical use) a Lower Paleolithic stone hand ax, pointed or ovate in shape and having sharp cutting edges.
- cover bidding — the act of tendering an artificially high price for a contract, on the assumption that the tender will not be accepted
- coversed sine — obsolete function in trigonometry
- criminal code — the body of laws regulating how crimes are to be punished
- cross bedding — layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification
- cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- crossbreeding — Present participle of crossbreed.
- crossdressing — to dress in clothing typically worn by members of the opposite sex.
- crotonic acid — type of colourless acid
- crowd on sail — to hoist as much sail as possible
- crowd surfing — the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert
- crowdsourcing — Crowdsourcing is the practice of getting ideas or help on a project from a large number of people, usually through the Internet.
- crown molding — decorative ceiling trim
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
- culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
- cupid's arrow — one of the arrows that Cupid is supposed to fire from his bow, which cause the person struck to fall in love
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- custody suite — the part of a police station where people who have been arrested are held in custody
- cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- cycloaddition — a type of pericyclic chemical reaction
- cyclodialysis — a surgical procedure in the treatment of glaucoma whereby an opening is created between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space in order to alleviate pressure
- cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- dactyliomancy — the use of a suspended finger-ring for divination
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- dairy factory — a factory making butter, cheese, lactose, etc from milk collected from surrounding farming areas
- dairy produce — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- damnification — That which causes damage or loss.
- dancing shoes — shoes worn by dancers
- dandification — The condition or state of a man who is overly concerned about his clothes and appearance.
- dark reaction — the stage of photosynthesis involving the reduction of carbon dioxide and the dissociation of water, using chemical energy stored in ATP: does not require the presence of light
- de-excitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.