13-letter words containing a, c, r, u
- clear-up rate — the percentage of a category of crimes that are solved
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
- co-authorship — the state a coauthor
- co-curricular — related but only complementary to the official curriculum, as a civic or service activity outside the classroom.
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coal measures — a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
- cocktail hour — the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
- coconut cream — Also called cream of coconut. a creamy white liquid skimmed from the top of coconut milk that has been made by soaking grated coconut meat in water, used in East Indian cookery, mixed drinks, etc.
- coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
- coeur d'alene — a member of an Indian people in N Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake.
- collar button — the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
- colorado ruby — a fire-red form of garnet found in Colorado and other parts of North America
- colour camera — a camera that takes colour photographs
- colourisation — Alternative spelling of colorization.
- come a stumer — to crash financially
- commeasurable — having the same measure or extent; commensurate.
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
- commensurates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commensurate.
- communautaire — supporting the principles of the European Community (now the European Union)
- communicators — Plural form of communicator.
- communicatory — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- communitarian — a member of a communist community
- computer game — A computer game is a game that you play on a computer or on a small portable piece of electronic equipment.
- conclusionary — conclusory
- confabulatory — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- configurating — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- configuration — A configuration is an arrangement of a group of things.
- configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- conglutinator — an agent that conglutinates
- congratulable — worthy of congratulation
- congratulated — to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage.
- congratulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congratulate.
- conjecturable — Able to be conjectured upon.
- conjecturally — of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.
- connaturality — the quality of being connatural
- connaturalize — to make connatural
- connumeration — the act of counting together
- conquistadors — Plural form of conquistador.
- conspurcation — the act of defiling
- constupration — the act of raping or violating
- contractually — of, relating to, or secured by a contract.
- contrafactual — counterfactual.