13-letter words containing n, a, y, t
- copy negative — master (def 21).
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation
- counterplayer — a person who makes a counterplay
- country dance — a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
- country-dance — a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
- county family — an old family that has lived in a particular county for several generations
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- cryptanalysis — the study of codes and ciphers; cryptography
- cryptanalytic — Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or cryptanalytics.
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body
- crystallinity — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- crystallizing — Present participle of crystallize.
- currency rate — the rate of exchange of a particular currency against another
- cyanoacrylate — a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
- cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
- cyanoethylate — to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into
- cybernetician — an expert in cybernetics
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cycloaddition — a type of pericyclic chemical reaction
- cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- cytogenetical — of or related to cytogenetics
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactyliomancy — the use of a suspended finger-ring for divination
- dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
- dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- day and night — If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- death penalty — The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- defendability — (uncountable) The condition of being defendable.
- deferentially — showing deference; deferent; respectful.
- dehydrogenate — to remove hydrogen from
- demonstratory — having the quality of demonstrating
- demyelinating — Present participle of demyelinate.
- demyelination — The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, normally as a result of disease.
- deoxygenating — Present participle of deoxygenate.
- deoxygenation — to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
- dependability — software reliability
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- determinately — having defined limits; definite.
- detrimentally — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- deuteranomaly — a milder form of deuteranopia; partial deuteranopia
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.