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16-letter words containing d, i, r, t

  • brick-and-mortar — pertaining to conventional stores, businesses, etc., having physical buildings and facilities, as opposed to Internet or remote services.
  • bridge rectifier — a full-wave rectifier consisting of a bridge with a similar rectifier in each of the four arms
  • bright and early — very early in the morning
  • bright's disease — chronic inflammation of the kidneys; chronic nephritis
  • bright-blindness — blindness occurring in sheep grazing pastures heavily infested with bracken
  • british honduras — Belize
  • brittle diabetes — uncontrolled insulin disorder
  • brood parasitism — a type of parasitism in which a bird (brood parasite), as a cowbird or European cuckoo, lays and abandons its eggs in the nest of another species
  • burgundy trefoil — alfalfa.
  • burnt-tip orchid — a small orchid, Orchis ustulata, resembling the lady orchid, having dark reddish-brown hoods that give a burnt look to the tip of the flower spike
  • butterfly orchid — an orchid (Oncidium papilio) with reddish flowers, native to South America
  • caducibranchiate — (of many amphibians, such as frogs) having gills during one stage of the life cycle only
  • candlelit dinner — a meal for a couple which is illuminated by a candle or candles, esp in order to create a romantic mood
  • canine distemper — distemper1 (def 1a).
  • cape cod lighter — a device for lighting a fire, as in a fireplace, consisting of a lump of nonflammable material on a metal rod, that is soaked in kerosene or the like and lighted with a match.
  • captive breeding — Captive breeding is the breeding of wild animals in places such as zoos, especially animals which have become rare in the wild.
  • carbon 14 dating — radiocarbon dating.
  • carbon-14 dating — radiocarbon dating.
  • carboxypeptidase — any of several digestive enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free carbonyl group.
  • cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
  • cardiotachometer — a device for counting heartbeats, usually displaying the number of beats per minute
  • carrot and stick — If an organization has a carrot and stick approach or policy, they offer people things in order to persuade them to do something and punish them if they refuse to do it.
  • cartridge player — an audio or video system that reads cartridges of magnetic tape
  • cascade particle — the least massive member of the xi particle family.
  • casting director — the person in charge of choosing of actors for a production
  • catchwater drain — a channel cut along the edge of high ground to catch surface water from it and divert it away from low-lying ground
  • catherine howard — Catherine, c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.
  • cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
  • central cylinder — stele (def 4).
  • charged particle — an atomic particle with a positive or negative charge, as an electron, proton, or helium ion
  • charmed particle — See at charmed (def 2).
  • chiclet keyboard — (hardware, abuse)   A keyboard with a small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like pieces of Chiclets chewing gum. Used especially to describe the original IBM PCjr keyboard. Vendors unanimously liked these because they were cheap, and a lot of early portable and laptop computers were launched with them. Customers rejected the idea with almost equal unanimity, and chiclets are not often seen on anything larger than a digital watch any more.
  • child psychiatry — the branch of psychiatry specializing in the treatment of children.
  • childcare center — a place or business offering childcare for working parents
  • chloracetic acid — chloroacetic acid.
  • chlorinated lime — bleaching powder.
  • christmas dinner — the main meal on Christmas day, eaten any time in the afternoon or evening
  • christmas island — an island in the Indian Ocean, south of Java: administered by Singapore (1900–58), now by Australia; phosphate mining. Pop: 1496 (2013 est). Area: 135 sq km (52 sq miles)
  • chytridiomycosis — An infectious disease of amphibians caused by the chytrid fungus.
  • cigarette holder — A cigarette holder is a narrow tube that you can put a cigarette into in order to hold it while you smoke it.
  • circuit switched — circuit switching
  • circumstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate.
  • city of aberdeen — a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)
  • clarified butter — butter with the water and milk solids removed, used for cooking at high temperatures without burning
  • cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
  • clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
  • clitoridectomies — Plural form of clitoridectomy.
  • cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
  • cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
  • co-determination — a system of industrial management in which workers share responsibility for the operation of a company, as through elected representation on a corporate supervisory board
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