13-letter words containing da
- mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
- matagorda bay — a bay in SE Texas, at the mouth of the Colorado River, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula. About 50 miles (80 km) long.
- merry dancers — the aurora borealis
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- midday prayer — the fourth of the seven canonical hours; sext
- midsummer day — the saint's day of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, being one of the four quarter days in England.
- mindanao deep — an area in the Pacific Ocean W of the Philippines: one of deepest points in any ocean. 34,440 feet (10,497 meters).
- mohammedanism — Muhammadanism; Islam.
- mohammedanize — Islamize.
- molluscicidal — relating to a preparation that kills molluscs
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- mordant rouge — a solution of aluminum acetate in acetic acid, used in dyeing and calico printing.
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- muhammadanism — Islam.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multimodality — the quality or state of being modal.
- multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
- neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- night and day — the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- non-adaptable — capable of being adapted.
- non-amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- non-colloidal — pertaining to or of the nature of a colloid: colloidal gold and silver.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- nonattendance — failure to attend: Members of the society can be dropped for chronic nonattendance.
- nonconcordant — agreeing; harmonious.
- nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
- nonexpendable — capable of being expended.
- nonrecordable — Not recordable.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- nonscandalous — Not scandalous.
- north dakotan — a state in the N central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Capital: Bismarck. Abbreviation: ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.
- oak-apple day — (in Britain) May 29, the anniversary of the Restoration (1660), formerly commemorated by the wearing of oak apples or oak leaves, recalling the Boscobel oak in which Charles II hid after the battle of Worcester
- onondaga lake — salt lake northwest of Syracuse, N.Y.: c. 5 sq mi (13 sq km)
- open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
- patriot's day — the third Monday in April, a legal holiday in Me. and Mass. commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)
- patriots' day — the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), celebrated the third Monday in April: a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine.
- payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers