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13-letter words containing a, l

  • calcium oxide — a white crystalline base used in the production of calcium hydroxide and bleaching powder and in the manufacture of glass, paper, and steel. Formula: CaO
  • calcium-oxide — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
  • calculability — determinable by calculation; ascertainable: This map was designed so that distances by road are easily calculable.
  • calculatingly — In a calculating manner.
  • calculational — relating to calculation
  • calendar year — A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year.
  • calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
  • calico flower — a Brazilian woody vine, Aristolochia elegans, of the birthwort family, having large, solitary, white-spotted, purple flowers.
  • calisaya bark — the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted
  • call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
  • call it quits — to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
  • call sb names — If someone calls you names, they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you.
  • call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
  • call the turn — to predict successfully
  • call to order — to request to be quiet, as to start (a meeting)
  • call-by-value — (CBV) An evaluation strategy where arguments are evaluated before the function or procedure is entered. Only the values of the arguments are passed and changes to the arguments within the called procedure have no effect on the actual arguments as seen by the caller. See applicative order reduction, call-by-value-result, strict evaluation, call-by-name, lazy evaluation.
  • called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
  • calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
  • calliper rule — a measuring instrument having two parallel jaws, one fixed at right angles to the end of a calibrated scale and the other sliding along it
  • callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
  • callistus iii — (Alfonso de Borja; Alfonso Borgia) 1378–1458, Spanish ecclesiastic: pope 1455–58.
  • callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
  • calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
  • caltanissetta — a city in central Sicily: sulphur mines. Pop: 61 438 (2001)
  • calvary cross — a Latin cross with a representation of three steps beneath it
  • camel cricket — cave cricket.
  • camera lucida — an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image
  • camp follower — If you describe someone as a camp follower, you mean that they do not officially belong to a particular group or movement but support it for their own advantage.
  • 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
  • campus police — police officers, security guards or students employed by a college or university to patrol the campus and to protect students, staff, and visitors
  • campylobacter — a rod-shaped bacterium that causes infections in cattle and man. Unpasteurized milk infected with campylobacter is a common cause of gastroenteritis
  • 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)
  • canaliculated — Canaliculate.
  • canary yellow — Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
  • cancellariate — the office of chancellor
  • cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
  • candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
  • candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
  • candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
  • candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
  • candlesnuffer — an implement, or person, that extinguishes candle flames
  • candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
  • cannel (coal) — a compact variety of bituminous coal that was formed chiefly from spores and burns with a bright, steady flame
  • cannibalistic — Cannibalistic people and practices are connected with cannibalism.
  • cannibalizing — Present participle of cannibalize.
  • cannonballing — Present participle of cannonball.
  • canon regular — a clergyman of certain religious communities following a monastic rule
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