13-letter words containing u, n, d, r, i
- coeur de lion — Richard I, meaning “lionhearted.”.
- conductimetry — the science of measuring the conductivity of solutions.
- conductorship — The position of conductor of an orchestra.
- conquistadors — Plural form of conquistador.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterfeited — Simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- credit crunch — A credit crunch is a period during which there is a sudden reduction in the amount of money that banks and other lenders have available to lend.
- crowd surfing — the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert
- crowdsourcing — Crowdsourcing is the practice of getting ideas or help on a project from a large number of people, usually through the Internet.
- current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
- cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- cyanuric acid — a white crystalline powder commonly used to stabilize chlorine in swimming pools. Formula C3H3N3O3
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
- decarburizing — Present participle of decarburize.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- deep mourning — completely black mourning clothes made of a drab material: After her brother died, she was in deep mourning for a year.
- degranulation — a cellular process in which cytoplasmic granules within certain cells secrete their contents, often to the outside of the cell
- deliriousness — The characteristic of being delirious.
- demi-culverin — a culverin having a bore of about 4½ inches (11 cm) and firing a shot of about 10 pounds (5 kg).
- demi-detourne — a turn in which the dancer on pointe or demi-pointe completes a half turn toward the back foot and lowers the heels, with the back foot finishing in front.
- denaturalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturalize.
- denaturations — Plural form of denaturation.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- denuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of denuclearize.
- derequisition — to release from military to civilian use
- designer drug — any of various narcotic or hallucinogenic substances manufactured illegally from a range of chemicals
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desulfuration — to desulfurize.
- desultoriness — lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- deuteronomist — one of the writers of Deuteronomy
- devolutionary — the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- dijon mustard — a medium-hot mustard, originally made in Dijon.
- dinoturbation — the effect or process of trampling and major disturbance to sedimentary rock layers caused by the movement of dinosaurs
- dirty laundry — personal or private matters that could cause embarrassment if made public: You didn't have to air our dirty linen to all your friends!
- dirty-laundry — personal or private matters that could cause embarrassment if made public: You didn't have to air our dirty linen to all your friends!
- disaster fund — a fund set up to relieve people or countries afflicted by a disaster
- disburdenment — The removal of a burden; an unburdening.
- disbursements — Plural form of disbursement.
- discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- disencumbered — Simple past tense and past participle of disencumber.