13-letter words containing e, d, t

culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
culture fluid — the fluid used as a medium for growing microorganisms
current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
custard apple — a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae
custard cream — a biscuit consisting of two layers with a filling of vanilla-flavoured paste
custody suite — the part of a police station where people who have been arrested are held in custody
customer data — Customer data is information held on file about customers by a store or other business, usually including names, contact details, and buying habits.
cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
cut and paste — a technique used in word processing by which a section of text can be moved within a document
cut-and-cover — designating a method of constructing a tunnel by excavating a cutting to the required depth and then backfilling the excavation over the tunnel roof
cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
cut-and-paste — assembled or produced from various existing bits and pieces: The book purports to be a history but is just a cut-and-paste job of old essays and newspaper clippings.
cutter-rigged — fore-and-aft-rigged on one mast in the manner of a cutter.
cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
dactylomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the fingers or toes.
daguerreotype — one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
daguerreotypy — The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
dame's rocket — a Eurasian plant, Hesperis matronalis, of the mustard family, having loose clusters of four-petalled purple or white fragrant flowers.
dame's violet — a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
dance hostess — a woman who hosts a ball at her house
dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
dark internet — Also called dark Net, lost Net. the portion of the Internet that is hidden from search engines and cannot be accessed, as because the IP address is no longer working.
dark reaction — the stage of photosynthesis involving the reduction of carbon dioxide and the dissociation of water, using chemical energy stored in ATP: does not require the presence of light
dasht-e-kavir — large salt-desert plateau in NC Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
data modeling — (spelling) US spelling of "data modelling".
data security — the protection of data stored on computers
data transfer — (data) Copying or moving data from one place to another, typically via some kind of network (e.g. Asynchronous Transfer Mode, File Transfer Protocol) or local data connection (bus, SCSI, IDE, SATA).
dataveillance — the surveillance of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, mobile phone calls, and internet use
date of birth — Your date of birth is the exact date on which you were born, including the year.
dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
daughterboard — a small circuit board that can be attached to the motherboard of a computer
dauntlessness — The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
day after day — If something happens day after day, it happens every day without stopping.
daylight time — time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
de-annexation — the act or an instance of annexing, or adding to something larger, especially the incorporation of new territory into the domain of a city, country, or state.
de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
de-excitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
de-motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
de-stigmatize — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
dead-beat dad — a father who neglects his responsibilities as a parent, esp. one who does not pay child support to his estranged wife.
death benefit — the benefit payable if the holder of a life insurance policy dies before the policy matures
death chamber — a room in which someone has died
death futures — life insurance policies of terminally ill people that are bought speculatively for a lump sum by a company, enabling it to collect the proceeds of the policies when the sufferers die

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