13-letter words containing a, b, c, u
- gnu c library — (library) (glibc) The run-time library for the GNU C compiler, gcc, and others. glibc is the source code for libc.a. It is maintained separately from the compilers and is a superset of ANSI C and POSIX.1 and a large subset of POSIX.2. Mailing list: <[email protected]> (bugs).
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- habeas corpus — a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
- hail columbia — hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for coming home late.
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- hubristically — in a presumptuous or arrogant manner
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- inconquerable — That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
- inculpability — Lack of culpability; freedom from blame.
- incurableness — The state or condition of being incurable.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- ineducability — Inability to be educated.
- influenceable — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- knuckleballer — a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckle balls.
- labrador duck — an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.
- lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- laughter club — a group of people who meet regularly to take part in communal laughing for therapeutic effect
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
- lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
- multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
- mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- probate court — a special court with power over administration of estates of deceased persons, the probate of wills, etc.
- pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- public access — the availability of noncommercial television and radio broadcasting facilities to community groups or members of the public for programs of general interest to the community, especially as a condition of cable television franchises.
- public charge — a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge.
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- public health — health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
- quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.