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

  • 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.
  • reductiveness — of or relating to reduction; serving to reduce or abridge: an urgent need for reductive measures.
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
  • return-cocked — (of a cock bead) situated at an angle or arris.
  • ruptured duck — the symbol of an eagle with wings spread appearing in the honorable discharge emblem of the U.S. armed forces.
  • ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
  • scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
  • 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.
  • seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
  • self-destruct — to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
  • self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
  • 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.
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • stand accused — If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • subindication — the act or process of subindicating
  • subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
  • subject index — alphabetical contents list
  • suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
  • suicidologist — someone who studies suicidology
  • suspectedness — the state of being suspected
  • talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
  • 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.
  • the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
  • the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
  • thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
  • 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.
  • thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
  • time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
  • to hold court — If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous.
  • 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.
  • tour de force — an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
  • trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
  • trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
  • tungstic acid — a hydrate of tungsten trioxide, H 2 WO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used in the manufacture of tungsten-lamp filaments.
  • turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
  • turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
  • ultra-radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
  • un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
  • un-convoluted — twisted; coiled.
  • un-indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
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