13-letter words containing t, c, h, a, d
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- costochondral — (anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- cruel-hearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- dance hostess — a woman who hosts a ball at her house
- dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- 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)
- death chamber — a room in which someone has died
- decahistidine — An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties.
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- detachability — The quality of being detachable.
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- diacatholicon — an all-purpose remedy
- dialect coach — a person whose job is to train actors to speak in the authentic accent and manner of a particular area
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphragmatic — of the diaphragm.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diethylacetal — acetal (def 1).
- digital watch — a watch that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- diotheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dispatch case — attaché case.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- dreamcatchers — Plural form of dreamcatcher.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- dual-attached — The form of FDDI interface where a device is connected to both FDDI token-passing rings, so that uninterrupted operation continues in the event of a failure of either of the rings. All connections to the main FDDI rings are dual-attached. Typically, a small number of critical infrastructure devices such as routers and concentrators are dual-attached, whereas host computers are normally single-attached or dual-homed to a router or concentrator. For example, a ring could be formed between a single router and two concentrators (all dual-attached) then all other components that need to be fault-tolerant (typically file servers) can be dual-homed to both concentrators.
- dutch auction — a method of auction consisting in the offer of a property at a price above the actual value and then at gradually reduced prices until a buyer is found.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dutch disease — the deindustrialization of an economy as a result of the discovery of a natural resource, as that which occurred in Holland with the exploitation of North Sea gas, which raised the value of the Dutch currency, making its exports uncompetitive and causing its industry to decline
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- ethanoic acid — acetic acid
- fidus achates — a faithful friend or companion
- fireside chat — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- gaidhealtachd — the area of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is the vernacular speech
- gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
- gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
- half-educated — having undergone education: educated people.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals