0%

13-letter words containing e, n, d, o, c, t

  • counterorders — Plural form of counterorder.
  • counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
  • countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
  • countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
  • country dance — a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
  • country-dance — a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
  • covalent bond — a type of chemical bond involving the sharing of electrons between atoms in a molecule, esp the sharing of a pair of electrons by two adjacent atoms
  • covent garden — a district of central London: famous for its former fruit, vegetable, and flower market, now a shopping precinct
  • cover-mounted — Cover-mounted items such as cassettes, videos and CDs are attached to the front of a magazine as free gifts.
  • culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
  • 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
  • dance hostess — a woman who hosts a ball at her house
  • 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
  • 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-excitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
  • deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
  • debit account — a bank account which allows you to buy goods or services with money that you have put into the account
  • debt covenant — A debt covenant is a number of restrictions that a borrower agrees to that are set by the lending institution.
  • decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
  • decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
  • decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
  • decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
  • decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
  • deception bed — any of various kinds of concealed or disguised beds designed in the 18th century.
  • decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
  • dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
  • decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
  • decision time — a time at which an important decision must be taken
  • decision tree — a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree
  • declinational — Relating to declination.
  • declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
  • decompensated — Simple past tense and past participle of decompensate.
  • decompensates — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
  • decompilation — The act, or the result of decompiling.
  • decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
  • deconcentrate — to make or become less concentrated
  • deconditioned — to diminish the physical strength, stamina, or vitality of; weaken.
  • deconflicting — Present participle of deconflict.
  • deconfliction — The act or process of deconflicting.
  • decongestants — Plural form of decongestant.
  • deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
  • deconsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconsecrate.
  • deconstructed — having no formal structure
  • deconstructor — an adherent to the theory of deconstruction
  • decontaminate — To decontaminate something means to remove all germs or dangerous substances from it.
  • deconvolution — A process of resolving something into its constituent elements or removing complication in order to clarify it.
  • decorticating — Present participle of decorticate.
  • decortication — the act or process of decorticating.
  • decrepitation — to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
  • deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?