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13-letter words containing d, i, t, c

  • coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
  • cordocentesis — the extraction of a sample of blood from the umbilical cord during pregnancy
  • coresidential — relating to joint residency
  • cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
  • 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)
  • could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
  • 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.
  • credentialing — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
  • credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
  • credentialled — having credentials
  • credibilities — the quality of being believable or worthy of trust: After all those lies, his credibility was at a low ebb.
  • credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
  • credit bureau — an agency that is a clearinghouse for information on the credit rating of individuals or firms
  • credit crunch — A credit crunch is a period during which there is a sudden reduction in the amount of money that banks and other lenders have available to lend.
  • credit rating — Your credit rating is a judgment of how likely you are to pay money back if you borrow it or buy things on credit.
  • creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
  • crested swift — any of several birds of the family Hemiprocnidae, of southeast Asia and the East Indies, related to the true swifts but differing in having erectile crests and the habit of perching in trees.
  • crotonic acid — type of colourless acid
  • 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.
  • culture fluid — the fluid used as a medium for growing microorganisms
  • current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
  • 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
  • cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
  • cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
  • cutter-rigged — fore-and-aft-rigged on one mast in the manner of a cutter.
  • cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
  • cutting fluid — a liquid or gas for cooling or lubricating a cutting tool and a piece of work at their point of contact.
  • cycloaddition — a type of pericyclic chemical reaction
  • 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
  • damnification — That which causes damage or loss.
  • 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
  • data security — the protection of data stored on computers
  • dataveillance — the surveillance of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, mobile phone calls, and internet use
  • dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
  • de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
  • de-excitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
  • deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
  • debit account — a bank account which allows you to buy goods or services with money that you have put into the account
  • debit balance — the amount of money owed to a lender, etc
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