0%

13-letter words containing d, o, l, i

  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • child custody — custody (def 4).
  • child process — (operating system)   A process created by another process (the parent process). Each process may create many child processes but will have only one parent process, except for the very first process which has no parent. The first process, called init in Unix, is started by the kernel at boot time and never terminates. A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In fact in Unix, a child process is created (using fork) as a copy of the parent. The chid process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required.
  • child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
  • child support — If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live.
  • child version — (system management)   In change management, a configuration item derived by altering another item (its parent version).
  • child-custody — custody (def 4).
  • chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
  • chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
  • chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
  • chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
  • chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
  • chlorous acid — an unstable acid that is a strong oxidizing agent. Formula: HClO2
  • chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
  • chrisom child — a baptized child that dies in its first month.
  • chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
  • churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
  • clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
  • clinodiagonal — the diagonal axis of a monoclinic crystal
  • clinopinacoid — (in monoclinic crystals) the plane that is parallel to both the vertical and the inclined lateral axes
  • close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
  • closed-minded — having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It's hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed-minded person.
  • cloth binding — a type of binding in which a book is bound in stiff boards covered with cloth
  • cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
  • cloud seeding — any technique of adding material to a cloud to alter its natural development, usually to increase or obtain precipitation.
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
  • coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
  • coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
  • cocos islands — a group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Java: a Territory of Australia since 1955. Pop: 596 (2010). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
  • cod-liver oil — Cod liver oil is a thick yellow oil which is given as a medicine, especially to children, because it is full of vitamins A and D.
  • codeclination — the astronomical coordinate complementary to the declination
  • codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
  • coeducational — A coeducational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
  • coeur de lion — Richard I, meaning “lionhearted.”.
  • cold moulding — the production of moulded articles from resins that polymerize chemically
  • collectivised — Simple past tense and past participle of collectivise.
  • collectivized — (of agriculture, farms, factories, etc) organized according to the principles of collectivism
  • college radio — radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.
  • collodionized — Simple past tense and past participle of collodionize.
  • commodifiable — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
  • compendiously — of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
  • compiled html — (filename extension)   A Microsoft file format for distributing a collection of HTML files, along with their associated images, sounds, etc., as a single compressed archive file. Microsoft use this format for Windows HTML Help files. Most chms include a project (.hhp) file listing the included files and basic settings, a contents (.hhc) file, an index (.hhk) file, html files, and, optionally, image files. Users view chms with hh.exe, the HTML Help viewer installed with Internet Explorer. Filename extension: .chm.
  • complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
  • comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
  • conditionable — able to be conditioned
  • conditionally — imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.
  • confoundingly — in a confounding manner
  • conglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate.
  • considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?