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14-letter words containing n, o, d, c, t, r

  • cricoarytenoid — A muscle connecting the cricoid cartilage and arytenoid cartilage.
  • crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
  • cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • damage control — Damage control is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
  • dark continent — Africa, especially before the late 19th cent. when little was known of it
  • dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
  • decolorization — decolor.
  • deconcentrated — to reduce the power or control of (a corporation, industry, etc.); decentralize.
  • deconsecrating — Present participle of deconsecrate.
  • deconsecration — The opposite of consecration, to undo consecration. Desecration or defilement.
  • deconstructing — Present participle of deconstruct.
  • deconstruction — a technique of literary analysis that regards meaning as resulting from the differences between words rather than their reference to the things they stand for. Different meanings are discovered by taking apart the structure of the language used and exposing the assumption that words have a fixed reference point beyond themselves
  • deconstructive — of or relating to deconstruction
  • decontaminator — A device that decontaminates.
  • decoration day — Memorial Day
  • decoration-day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
  • decorativeness — The condition of being decorative.
  • decrementation — The act or process of decrementing.
  • denitrificator — an apparatus which is used in denitrification, particularly in sulphuric acid works
  • dental records — records produced during a dental examination and recording the state of a patient's teeth
  • destructionist — a person who believes in destruction, esp of social institutions
  • device control — (character)   One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
  • dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
  • dictionary apl — Sharp APL
  • dictionary.com — a popular online dictionary site that includes a wide selection of electronic reference resources, including dictionaries of American and British English, specialized dictionaries, a thesaurus, translator, crossword solver, and other reference works and games.
  • dirac constant — a constant used in quantum mechanics, equal to the Planck constant divided by 2π. It has a value of 1.054571596±0.000000078 × 10–34 joule seconds
  • directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
  • discolorations — Plural form of discoloration.
  • discolouration — (UK) alternative spelling of discoloration.
  • disconcertedly — In a disconcerted manner.
  • disconcertment — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
  • discount store — Also called discount store. a store that sells much of its merchandise at a price below the usual price.
  • discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
  • discretionally — At one's discretion.
  • discretization — the act or process of making mathematically discrete.
  • discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
  • discriminators — Plural form of discriminator.
  • discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
  • disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
  • do one's cruet — to be extremely angry; go into a rage
  • documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
  • draconic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • dracula, count — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
  • dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
  • drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
  • drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
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