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13-letter words containing e, i, d, o, l

  • cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
  • cedarwood oil — an aromatic oil obtained from the wood of the red cedar and used in the manufacture of soaps, perfumes, and insecticides.
  • cell division — the division of a cell into two new cells during growth or reproduction
  • centuries-old — hundreds of years old
  • cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • child process — (operating system)   A process created by another process (the parent process). Each process may create many child processes but will have only one parent process, except for the very first process which has no parent. The first process, called init in Unix, is started by the kernel at boot time and never terminates. A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In fact in Unix, a child process is created (using fork) as a copy of the parent. The chid process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required.
  • child version — (system management)   In change management, a configuration item derived by altering another item (its parent version).
  • chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
  • chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
  • chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
  • chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
  • chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
  • chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
  • chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
  • close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
  • closed-minded — having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It's hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed-minded person.
  • cloud seeding — any technique of adding material to a cloud to alter its natural development, usually to increase or obtain precipitation.
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
  • cod-liver oil — Cod liver oil is a thick yellow oil which is given as a medicine, especially to children, because it is full of vitamins A and D.
  • codeclination — the astronomical coordinate complementary to the declination
  • coeducational — A coeducational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
  • coeur de lion — Richard I, meaning “lionhearted.”.
  • collectivised — Simple past tense and past participle of collectivise.
  • collectivized — (of agriculture, farms, factories, etc) organized according to the principles of collectivism
  • college radio — radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.
  • collodionized — Simple past tense and past participle of collodionize.
  • commodifiable — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
  • compendiously — of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
  • compiled html — (filename extension)   A Microsoft file format for distributing a collection of HTML files, along with their associated images, sounds, etc., as a single compressed archive file. Microsoft use this format for Windows HTML Help files. Most chms include a project (.hhp) file listing the included files and basic settings, a contents (.hhc) file, an index (.hhk) file, html files, and, optionally, image files. Users view chms with hh.exe, the HTML Help viewer installed with Internet Explorer. Filename extension: .chm.
  • complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
  • comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
  • conditionable — able to be conditioned
  • conglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate.
  • considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
  • consideringly — in a considering manner
  • consimilitude — the quality of resembling or of being mutually alike
  • consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
  • constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
  • consuetudinal — According to custom; customary; usual.
  • coolidge tube — a cathode ray tube, used for x-ray production, in which a beam of thermoelectrons is produced by heating a wire cathode.
  • copolymerized — Polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer.
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • coresidential — relating to joint residency
  • cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
  • coulomb field — the electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle
  • countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
  • criminal code — the body of laws regulating how crimes are to be punished
  • culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
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