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13-letter words containing d, u, a

  • substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • succinic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.
  • such and such — definite or particular, but not named or specified: They turned out to be such and such kind of people.
  • sugar of lead — lead acetate.
  • sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
  • suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
  • sulfadimidine — an antibacterial sulfa drug used in human and veterinary medicine. It is effective against chlamydia, toxoplasma, and cocidia
  • sulfanilamide — a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
  • sulfuric acid — a clear, colorless to brownish, dense, oily, corrosive, water-miscible liquid, H 2 SO 4 , usually produced from sulfur dioxide: used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, chemicals, explosives, and dyestuffs and in petroleum refining.
  • sunda islands — a chain of islands in the Malay Archipelago, consisting of the Greater Sunda Islands (chiefly Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Sulawesi) and Nusa Tenggara (the Lesser Sunda Islands)
  • sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
  • sunday school — a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
  • sunken garden — a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.
  • super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
  • supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
  • superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
  • superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
  • superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
  • surf and turf — surf and turf.
  • sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
  • taedium vitae — the feeling that life is boring and dull
  • talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
  • tanjungpandan — a town on NW Billiton, in central Indonesia.
  • taunton deane — a city in Somersetshire, in SW England.
  • tax deduction — an expenditure that is deducted from taxable income.
  • tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
  • tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
  • telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
  • ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
  • tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
  • tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
  • thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
  • thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
  • thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
  • thousand oaks — a town in S California.
  • thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
  • to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
  • toss and turn — If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
  • trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
  • trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
  • trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
  • trade journal — periodical of a profession
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