13-letter words containing n, i, t, r, o, c
- curling tongs — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
- 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.
- cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
- 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.
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- 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
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- 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.
- densitometric — Of or pertaining to densitometry.
- 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.
- direct motion — the movement of a celestial body (as seen from the earth) from east to west across the sky
- directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directionless — the act or an instance of directing.
- discoloration — the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
- discomforting — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcerting — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- disconcertion — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconformity — Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
- discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminator — a person or thing that discriminates.
- divarications — Plural form of divarication.
- doctrinairism — Doctrinaire attitudes generally.
- 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
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- ear infection — an infection that affects the ear
- economic rent — the return on a productive resource, as land or labor, that is greater than the amount necessary to keep the resource producing or on a product in excess of what would have been the return except for some unique factor.
- egocentricity — The quality of being egocentric.
- electioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of electioneer.
- electioneerer — One who electioneers.