13-letter words containing e, d, t, a, c
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- 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.
- radioactivate — to make (a substance) radioactive.
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- ragged jacket — a young seal that, having lost parts of its initially white fur, presents a parti-colored or piebald appearance.
- re-admittance — permission or right to enter: admittance into the exhibit room.
- reaccumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- readjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- reconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
- remand centre — correctional facility
- retinoic acid — a vitamin A derivative, C20H28O2, used in the treatment of acne, skin wrinkles, etc.
- revendication — the process or act of revendicating
- revindication — the act of vindicating.
- richard petty — Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
- riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
- road accident — a traffic accident involving vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists
- romantic lead — a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sacred thread — a cord worn by Hindus of the three upper castes as a sign of being twice-born or initiated into the Vedas.
- saddle-stitch — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- safety device — A safety device is a piece of equipment such as a fire extinguisher, safety belt, or burglar alarm that reduces loss or damage from a fire, accident, or break-in.
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scatteredness — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- script reader — playreader.
- second advent — Second Coming.
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- second estate — the second of the three estates: the nobles in France; the lords temporal in England. Compare estate (def 5).
- 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.
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- semi-attached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semi-detached — partly detached.
- sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.