13-letter words containing u, d, a, i
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- fluid-extract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- foundationary — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- fountainheads — Plural form of fountainhead.
- freudian slip — (in Freudian psychology) an inadvertent mistake in speech or writing that is thought to reveal a person's unconscious motives, wishes, or attitudes.
- fulminic acid — an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
- general audit — an audit of all a company's accounts
- glucaric acid — saccharic acid.
- gluconic acid — a colorless, water-soluble acid, C 6 H 12 O 7 , obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- glutamic acid — an amino acid, HOOCCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Symbol: E. Abbreviation: Glu;
- godwin-austen — Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- good gracious — Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance.
- gourmandizers — Plural form of gourmandizer.
- gourmandizing — Present participle of gourmandize.
- grand guignol — a short drama stressing horror and sensationalism.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- ground-to-air — (of weapons) designed to be fired at aircraft from the ground
- guanylic acid — GMP.
- guard against — prevent
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- hanging judge — sb who sentences criminals to execution
- hardship fund — funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
- harlequinades — Plural form of harlequinade.
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- hippuric acid — a crystalline solid excreted in the urine of mammals. Formula: C9H9NO3
- house-trained — housebroken.
- hubli-dharwad — a city in Karnataka, SW India: the union of two cities, Hubli and Dharwar.
- hubli-dharwar — city in SW India: pop. 648,000
- hudson strait — a strait connecting Hudson Bay and the Atlantic. 450 miles (725 km) long; 100 miles (160 km) wide.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- hydraulically — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- ideal mixture — An ideal mixture is a mixture in which the concentration of any part taken from it is the same as the average for the whole.
- ile du diable — French name of Devil's Island.
- in default of — If something happens in default of something else, it happens because that other thing does not happen or proves to be impossible.
- inarticulated — Not articulated; not connected by a joint.
- incommunicado — (especially of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others.
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- india drugget — drugget (def 1).
- indian mutiny — a revolt of the sepoy troops in British India (1857–59), resulting in the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the crown.
- indian runner — one of a breed of domestic ducks.
- indian summer — a period of mild, dry weather, usually accompanied by a hazy atmosphere, occurring usually in late October or early November and following a period of colder weather.
- indian turnip — the jack-in-the-pulpit.
- indissuadable — incapable of being dissuaded
- indissuadably — in an indissuadable way
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.