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13-letter words containing d, o, u, n

  • put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
  • pycnoconidium — a pycnidiospore
  • quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
  • quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
  • quadriphonics — quadraphony.
  • quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
  • quarter round — a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.
  • quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
  • 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
  • queen dowager — the widow of a king.
  • quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
  • quindecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 48 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 90 zeros.
  • radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
  • random number — pseudorandom number
  • random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
  • rattle around — If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them.
  • reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
  • reconstituted — constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated: reconstituted orange juice.
  • record button — the button that you press on a device or remote control to begin recording sound, images, etc
  • rectitudinous — characterized by or given to rectitude.
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • redissolution — the act of redissolving
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • rendezvousing — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
  • return-cocked — (of a cock bead) situated at an angle or arris.
  • ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
  • rock hounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
  • rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
  • round herring — any of several herringlike fishes of the family Dussumieriidae having a rounded abdomen, living chiefly in tropical marine waters.
  • round kumquat — an evergreen, citrus shrub or small tree, Fortunella japonica, of Japan, having blunt, broad leaves and globe-shaped, edible fruit.
  • round of beef — round1 (def 35a).
  • round-cheeked — having plump cheeks
  • round-tripper — a home run.
  • roundtripping — a form of trading in which a company borrows a sum of money from one source and takes advantage of a short-term rise in interest rates to make a profit by lending it to another
  • ruggedization — the act or process of making something rugged
  • running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
  • running order — The running order of the items in a broadcast, concert, or show is the order in which the items will come.
  • santos-dumont — Alberto [ahl-ber-too] /ɑlˈbɛr tʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut in France: designer and builder of dirigibles and airships.
  • scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
  • second cousin — a child of a first cousin of one's parent. Compare cousin (def 1).
  • second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
  • second-source — of or pertaining to a cooperative arrangement whereby the products, as electronic parts, of one company are also manufactured by another company
  • selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
  • self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
  • self-doubting — lacking in confidence
  • 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.
  • serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
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