13-letter words containing t, h, a, c
- 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- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro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.
- earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
- electric hare — (in greyhound racing) a model of a hare, mounted on an electrified rail, which the dogs chase
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- enchantresses — Plural form of enchantress.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
- entrance hall — large lobby, foyer
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
- ethanoic acid — acetic acid
- ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.