13-letter words containing a, c, u, m, l
- fulminic acid — an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- funeral march — march played for funeral processions
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
- glutamic acid — an amino acid, HOOCCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Symbol: E. Abbreviation: Glu;
- gram molecule — that quantity of a substance whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- 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.
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- human capital — the collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their community: Education is an investment in human capital that pays off in terms of higher productivity.
- human cloning — the act of producing a human as a clone
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humped cattle — any of several breeds of domestic cattle developed from the Indian species Bos indicus and characterized by a hump of fat and muscle over the shoulders.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- immunological — (immunology) Of, or relating to immunology.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- inclinatorium — an instrument invented by Robert Norman in 1576, used to determine the degree to which a magnetic needle dips towards the earth; a dipping needle
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- intercommunal — used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.
- intermuscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- intramuscular — located or occurring within a muscle.
- jacquard loom — a loom for producing elaborate designs in an intricate weave (Jacquard weave) constructed from a variety of basic weaves.
- judgmatically — in the manner of a judge
- judgment call — Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- lacrimal duct — either of two small ducts extending from the inner corner of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac.
- lapsus calami — a slip of the pen.
- leucaemogenic — leukemogenic
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- local maximum — maximum (def 4a).
- local minimum — minimum (def 5a).
- local-maximum — maximum (def 4a).
- low churchman — a person who advocates or follows Low Church practices.
- lucid dreamer — a person who has lucid dreams, either naturally or as a result of training
- lucifer match — friction match.
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
- mackerel gull — tern1 .
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- macromolecule — a very large molecule, as a colloidal particle, protein, or especially a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- maculopapular — (medicine, of a rash) Consisting of a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps, as in scarlet fever and measles.