13-letter words containing d, i, c, u, m
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- pseudisodomic — (of ashlar) composed of stones having the same length, laid in courses of different heights.
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- pycnoconidium — a pycnidiospore
- 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
- quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- quindicessima — (music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.
- radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- uncircumcised — not circumcised.
- uncompanioned — not having a companion; unaccompanied
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- undiscomfited — not discomfited; at ease
- undomesticate — to make wild
- unemancipated — not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman.
- unmacadamized — (of a road) not constructed or surfaced with macadam
- unmedicinable — not able to be treated with medicine
- up-and-coming — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- vacuum drying — the removal of liquid from a solution or mixture at reduced air pressure so that it dries at a lower temperature than would be required at full pressure.