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13-letter words containing a, l, c, m, n

  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
  • caiman lizard — a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails and mussels upon which it feeds.
  • calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
  • call sb names — If someone calls you names, they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you.
  • callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
  • campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
  • campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
  • camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
  • canada balsam — a yellow transparent resin obtained from the balsam fir. Because its refractive index is similar to that of glass, it is used as an adhesive in optical devices and as a mounting medium for microscope specimens
  • canal du midi — a canal in S France, extending from the River Garonne at Toulouse to the Mediterranean at Sète and providing a link between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts: built between 1666 and 1681. Length: 181 km (150 miles)
  • canton enamel — Chinese enamelware similar to Limoges.
  • catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
  • cell membrane — a very thin membrane, composed of lipids and protein, that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell and controls the passage of substances into and out of the cell
  • centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
  • ceremonialism — A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
  • ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
  • ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
  • chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
  • chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
  • chimney place — an open hearth.
  • chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
  • chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
  • chloromethane — methyl chloride.
  • cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
  • cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
  • cinnamon teal — a small, freshwater, wild duck, Anas cyanoptera, of North and South America, having chiefly cinnamon-red plumage.
  • claim-jumping — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
  • claiming race — a race in which each owner declares beforehand the price at which his or her horse will be offered for sale after the race
  • clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
  • clamp down on — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
  • class meaning — the meaning of a grammatical category or a form class, common to all forms showing the category or to all members of the form class, as in the meaning of number common to all Latin nouns or the meaning of singular common to all Latin singular noun and verb forms.
  • claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
  • clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
  • cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
  • climatic zone — any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate
  • climatization — to acclimate to a new environment.
  • climbing wall — a specially constructed wall with recessed and projecting holds to give practice in rock climbing; a feature of many sports centres
  • cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
  • close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
  • close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
  • clown anemone — a widely distributed anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, having broad bands of orange and white: popular in home aquariums.
  • cns stimulant — A CNS stimulant is any substance that stimulates the central nervous system.
  • coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
  • coleman stove — a portable kerosene camp stove
  • combinability — capable of combining or being combined.
  • combinational — Of or pertaining to (a) combination.
  • combinatorial — of or involving combination, esp. mathematical combination
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