13-letter words containing a, e, r, i, u
- citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
- ciudad juarez — a city in N Mexico, in Chihuahua state on the Río Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. Pop: 1 469 000 (2005 est)
- ciudad madero — city in Tamaulipas state, EC Mexico: suburb of Tampico: pop. 160,000
- clair de lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clair-de-lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- clairaudience — the postulated ability to hear sounds beyond the range of normal hearing
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- communautaire — supporting the principles of the European Community (now the European Union)
- configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- connaturalize — to make connatural
- connumeration — the act of counting together
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- coralliferous — bearing or containing coral
- coralligenous — producing coral
- coronaviruses — Plural form of coronavirus.
- 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.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
- counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteractive — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterstains — Plural form of counterstain.
- countertactic — an opposing tactic
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- credit bureau — an agency that is a clearinghouse for information on the credit rating of individuals or firms
- crush barrier — a barrier erected to separate sections of large crowds in order to prevent crushing
- cruzeiro real — a former monetary unit of Brazil, which was replaced by the real
- cubic measure — a system of units for the measurement of volumes, based on the cubic inch, the cubic centimetre, etc
- culture trait — any trait of human activity acquired in social life and transmitted by communication.
- current ratio — A current ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
- curvilinearly — In a curvilinear way.
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- dairy produce — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
- deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
- decarburizing — Present participle of decarburize.
- deculturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- degranulation — a cellular process in which cytoplasmic granules within certain cells secrete their contents, often to the outside of the cell
- denaturalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturalize.
- denaturations — Plural form of denaturation.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery