13-letter words containing a, l, i, c, e, n
- boolean logic — (logic) A logic based on Boolean algebra.
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- caltanissetta — a city in central Sicily: sulphur mines. Pop: 61 438 (2001)
- canaliculated — Canaliculate.
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- canonical age — the age specified by canon law when a person becomes eligible to participate in a certain rite or hold a certain office.
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- capello index — a player rating website backed by Fabio Capello in which marks are awarded to football players in the top teams according to their performance in key skills of the game
- carbenicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carolina wren — a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.
- cartelization — The act of cartelizing.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- castellations — Defensive or decorative parapets with regularly spaced notches; battlements.
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- centenionalis — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as the 100th part of a solidus, later greatly debased.
- central asian — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Asia
- central india — a former political agency in central India uniting various native states and subordinate agencies: now incorporated into Madhya Pradesh.
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centricalness — the situation or quality of being centrical
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- cephalization — (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- 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
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- 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.
- chancelleries — Plural form of chancellery.
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.