13-letter words containing a, g, e, u
- countenancing — appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
- counter image — the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.
- counter-argue — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
- counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
- countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- coup de grace — A coup de grace is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker.
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- curb exchange — American Stock Exchange.
- daguerreotype — one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
- daguerreotypy — The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
- daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
- damage survey — an inspection by an insurance company of something that has been damaged and for which an insurance claim has been made, in order to determine the extent and cause of damage
- dangerousness — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- daughterboard — a small circuit board that can be attached to the motherboard of a computer
- dean of guild — the titular head of the guild or merchant company in a Scots burgh, who formerly exercised jurisdiction over all building in the burgh in the Dean of Guild Court
- decarburizing — Present participle of decarburize.
- deglutination — to extract the gluten from.
- degranulation — a cellular process in which cytoplasmic granules within certain cells secrete their contents, often to the outside of the cell
- delian league — an alliance of ancient Greek states formed in 478–77 bc to fight Persia
- dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- disambiguated — Simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate.
- disambiguates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disambiguate.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- double dagger — a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
- double garage — a garage that can hold two vehicles
- double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-glazed — of, having, or provided with double glazing: double-glazed windows and doors.
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- drum magazine — a receptacle that holds and feeds cartridges to a submachine gun or light machine gun.
- drum paneling — flush paneling in a door.
- dual heritage — an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- durable goods — Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encourageable — Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.