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15-letter words containing th

  • crisis theology — a neoorthodox theology, advocated by Karl Barth and others, emphasizing the absolute necessity of faith and divine revelation in transcending the personal crisis, common to all humankind, that arises from the contradictions inherent in human nature and in the social order.
  • crown of thorns — a climbing spurge, Euphorbia milii splendens, of Madagascar, having stems covered with spines.
  • crown-of-thorns — a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that has a spiny test and feeds on living coral in coral reefs
  • crude oil berth — A crude oil berth is a place at a port for ships carrying crude oil.
  • cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
  • cut the mustard — to come up to expectations
  • cutthroat trout — a game fish (Salmo clarki) with a reddish patch under the jaw, usually found in high mountain streams near the NW North American coast
  • cyanoethylation — the act of introducing a cyano-ethyl group into a compound
  • cycling clothes — special clothes, such as lycra shorts, suitable for cycling in
  • dartmouth basic — (language)   The original BASIC language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a GE 235 [date?] and on an IBM 704 on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental time-sharing system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
  • day of the dead — an annual celebration to honor the spirits of the dead, observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 1 and 2, concurrently with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
  • day of the lord — Also called Day of Yahweh. (in Old Testament eschatology) a day of final judgment. Amos 5:18–21; Ezek. 30.
  • death in venice — a novella (1913) by Thomas Mann.
  • debathification — The process of removing former members of the ruling Bath party of Iraq from the military and civil office following the ousting of w Saddam Hussein.
  • decision theory — the study of strategies for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty in such a way as to maximize the expected utility
  • delsarte method — a theory or system devised by François Delsarte for improving musical and dramatic expression through the mastery of various bodily attitudes and gestures.
  • demythification — the act of demythifying
  • demythologizing — Present participle of demythologize.
  • developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
  • dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
  • dimethylaniline — a very toxic oily liquid used in industry to harden certain synthetic resins and as a solvent
  • dimethylbenzene — xylene.
  • dimethylmethane — propane.
  • dimethylsulfide — Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfide.
  • dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
  • dishcloth gourd — loofah (def 1).
  • dithiocarbamate — any salt or ester of dithiocarbamic acid, commonly used as fungicides
  • dithionous acid — an unstable dibasic acid known only in solution and in the form of dithionite salts. It is a powerful reducing agent. Formula: H2S2O4
  • dithyrambically — In dithyrambic fashion.
  • do the business — to achieve what is required
  • do the dirty on — to behave meanly or unkindly towards
  • doctoral thesis — a thesis written as part of a doctorate
  • dogtooth violet — Also called adder's-tongue, trout lily. any of several North American lilies of the genus Erythronium, having nodding flowers and usually mottled leaves.
  • dongola leather — a leather similar to kid, made from goatskin, sheepskin, or calfskin.
  • doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
  • down the middle — If you divide or split something down the middle, you divide or split it into two equal halves or groups.
  • drying-up cloth — a tea towel
  • ease the rudder — to reduce the angle the rudder makes with the fore-and-aft line so that the vessel will turn more gradually
  • easy on the eye — pleasant to look at; attractive, esp sexually
  • edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
  • edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
  • electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
  • eleutherococcus — a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune system
  • eleutherodactyl — (of a bird) having the hind toe free
  • eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
  • eleutherophobia — the fear of freedom
  • eleutherophobic — afraid of freedom
  • eleventh-grader — a student in the eleventh grade of high school
  • encephalopathic — Relating to encephalopathy.
  • enter the lists — to engage in a conflict, controversy, etc
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