11-letter words containing a, l, e, u
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- crab nebula — the expanding remnant of the supernova observed in 1054 ad, lying in the constellation Taurus at an approximate distance of 6500 light years
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- crepuscular — Crepuscular means relating to twilight.
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- cruciverbal — of or relating to crosswords
- cuitlacoche — corn smut.
- culebra cut — former name of Gaillard Cut.
- culminative — (of stress or tone accent) serving to indicate the number of independent words or the important points in an utterance by assigning prominence to one syllable in each word or close-knit group of words.
- culturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culture gap — a divide between two social groups that have different cultures
- culture war — conflict of values
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- curie's law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- curvilineal — (Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
- curvilinear — consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
- cut a melon — to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders
- cutaneously — In a cutaneous way.
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- dark nebula — a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
- dasht-e-lut — vast desert region of central and SE Iran, extending southward from the Dasht-e-Kavir
- date mussel — any brown, date-sized marine mussel, genus Lithophaga, that bores into rock or coral.
- datum plane — the horizontal plane from which heights and depths are calculated
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- dauntlessly — In a dauntless manner.
- day-neutral — (of plants) having an ability to mature and bloom that is not affected by day length
- debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
- debut album — the first album produced by a particular singer or band
- decapsulate — to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp the kidney)
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- deculturate — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- deduplicate — to remove (duplicated material) from a system
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- defeudalize — to reverse the process of feudalization
- deglutinate — to extract the gluten from (a cereal, esp wheat)
- degranulate — (of a cell) lose or release granules of a substance, typically as part of an immune reaction.
- delta blues — a style of blues originating in the Mississippi Delta, typically featuring slide guitar and harmonica
- delta virus — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusterant — a chemical agent, as titanium dioxide, used in reducing the sheen of a yarn or fabric.
- demand-pull — designating or having to do with a form of inflation in which prices are driven up by an excess demand for goods and services, relative to their supply