14-letter words containing ac
- cyanoacetylene — a nitrile compound known to exist in interstellar clouds
- cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
- cyberchondriac — A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet.
- cyberdemocracy — Democracy as facilitated by the Internet or cyberspace.
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cytidylic acid — nucleotide that is found in DNA
- dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- dead-air space — an unventilated air space in which the air does not circulate.
- deadly embrace — deadlock
- decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
- deep hack mode — hack mode
- defensive back — a defender positioned off the line of scrimmage for the purpose of covering pass receivers and tackling runners who elude linemen and linebackers.
- delayed action — A delayed action mechanism causes a delay on the device it is fitted to, so that it does not work as soon as you switch it on or operate it.
- delayed-action — (of an explosive projectile) exploding some time after hitting the target.
- delphic oracle — the oracle of Apollo at Delphi that gave answers held by the ancient Greeks to be of great authority but also noted for their ambiguity
- detached house — a house that is not joined to any other house
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- dichromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts. Formula: H2Cr2O7
- 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.
- dioscoreaceous — of or relating to the Dioscoreaceae family of monocotyledonous plants that includes the yam (genus Dioscurea)
- 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
- disaccharidase — an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose.
- disaccommodate — to inconvenience (a person)
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- distractedness — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- dithionic acid — a strong, unstable acid, H 2 S 2 O 6 , known only in solution and in the form of its salts.
- dongle cracker — (security) Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- draconic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- dracula, count — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- dracunculiasis — a disease caused by infection with the Guinea worm
- drag parachute — drogue parachute (def 2).
- drag-parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- dwelling place — a dwelling.
- each and every — all
- eastern thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- elegiac stanza — a quatrain in iambic pentameters with alternate lines rhyming
- endurance race — long-distance motor sport competition
- enterobacteria — (microbiology) Plural form of enterobacterium.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- equity account — An equity account is an account recording ownership interests in a company.
- escrow account — account held on sb else's behalf
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- every man jack — everyone without exception
- exacerbatingly — In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
- extracanonical — not included in the canon of Scripture