13-letter words containing d, u, c, t, a
- judgment call — Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.
- lacrimal duct — either of two small ducts extending from the inner corner of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac.
- macadamia nut — edible seed
- magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- match-funding — the stipulation set by a grant-providing body that the recipients of a grant raise a certain percentage of the money they require, generally a sum more or less equal to that of the sum of money being granted
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- medical audit — a review of the professional standards of doctors, usually within a hospital, conducted by a medical committee
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- multi-faceted — having many facets, as a gem.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multimedia pc — multimedia
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- multiplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of multiplicate.
- mundification — the act of cleansing a wound
- mundificative — a cleansing medicine or preparation
- muriatic acid — (not in scientific use) hydrochloric acid.
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.
- non-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- noncultivated — relating to natural resources that are not under institutional or managed cultivation
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- ottawa euclid — Euclid
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- over-educated — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
- peace studies — a field of political science which examines how to reduce conflicts
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quadratically — square.
- quadricipital — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- quadruplicity — the state or fact of being quadruple or fourfold.
- quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
- quarterdecker — an officer who serves on the quarterdeck; a gun situated on the quarterdeck
- 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
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.