14-letter words containing t, c
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- dicotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the Dicotyledoneae; having two cotyledons.
- 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.
- dies committee — an early, informal name for the House Un-American Activities Committee.
- diffractometer — an instrument that is used to study atomic crystal structure by measuring the angles at which x-rays, neutrons, or electrons are diffracted by matter.
- diffractometry — The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction.
- digital camera — a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.
- dining kitchen — a room where meals are eaten and prepared
- dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- 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
- direct address — Grammar. the use of a term or name for the person spoken to, as in securing the attention of that person; use of a vocative form.
- direct current — Electricity. an electric current of constant direction, having a magnitude that does not vary or varies only slightly. Abbreviation: dc.
- direct deposit — a plan in which salaries or other payments are transferred by the paying agency directly to the accounts of the recipients.
- direct insurer — A direct insurer is an insurance company that sells its policies directly to customers without using intermediaries.
- direct primary — a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
- direct product — a group, or other such system, every element of which can be written uniquely as the product of elements of disjoint groups, with each group contributing one element to the product.
- direct-examine — to subject to direct examination. Compare cross-examine (def 2).
- direct-reading — (of an instrument) calibrated so that a given quantity to be measured can be read directly off the scale without the need of a multiplying constant
- directed angle — See at directed (def 3).
- directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- director's cut — an edited version of a movie that has not been altered by a studio and over which its director has complete artistic control.
- disaccommodate — to inconvenience (a person)
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances
- disarticulated — Simple past tense and past participle of disarticulate.
- disassociating — to dissociate.
- disassociation — to dissociate.
- disassociative — That disassociates; that causes disassociation.
- disceptatorial — disputable
- discernability — The state of being discernable.
- discernibility — The state or quality of being discernible.
- discerpibility — the quality of being able to be discerped
- discharge rate — The discharge rate is the rate at which a process produces waste or a product.
- discharge tube — gas tube.
- disciplinarity — The quality of being an academic discipline.
- discolorations — Plural form of discoloration.
- discolouration — (UK) alternative spelling of discoloration.
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discomfitingly — In a manner that discomfits.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcertedly — In a disconcerted manner.
- disconcertment — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconnectedly — In a disconnected manner.
- disconnections — Plural form of disconnection.
- disconsolately — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.