13-letter words containing n, a, o, c, r, e
- cross-examine — When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
- cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- cross-trainer — a type of athletic shoe designed to be used in more than one type of activity.
- crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cup and cover — a turning used in Elizabethan and Jacobean furniture and resembling a goblet with a domed cover.
- currant borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the stems of currants.
- current ratio — A current ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- 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
- cyanoacrylate — a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
- cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- cyproconazole — (organic compound) The conazole fungicide \u03b1-(4-chlorophenyl)-\u03b1-(1-cyclopropylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- 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
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
- deconcentrate — to make or become less concentrated
- deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
- deconsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconsecrate.
- 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.).
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- deromanticize — to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- direct action — any action seeking to achieve an immediate or direct result, especially an action against an established authority or powerful institution, as a strike or picketing.
- directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- documentarian — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentaries — Plural form of documentary.
- documentarily — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentarize — to put in the form of a documentary
- dodecahedrane — (organic compound) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C20H20, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.
- dodecahedrons — Plural form of dodecahedron.