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15-letter words containing a, n, c, o, l

  • beach goldenrod — a composite plant, Solidago sempervirens, of eastern and southern North America, having a thick stem and large, branched, one-sided terminal clusters of yellow flowers, flourishing on sea beaches or salt marshes.
  • benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
  • benzal chloride — a colorless, oily liquid, C 7 H 6 Cl 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of benzaldehyde, and in the manufacture of dyes.
  • bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
  • bioaccumulation — the process in which industrial waste, toxic chemicals, etc. gradually accumulate in living tissue
  • biomechanically — from a biomechanical point of view
  • bishop auckland — a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century: light industries. Pop: 24 764 (2001)
  • bituminous coal — a soft black coal, rich in volatile hydrocarbons, that burns with a smoky yellow flame. Fixed carbon content: 46–86 per cent; calorific value: 1.93 × 107 – 3.63 × 107 J/kg
  • black horehound — a hairy unpleasant-smelling chiefly Mediterranean plant, Ballota nigra, having clusters of purple flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
  • black mountains — a mountain range running from N Monmouthshire and SE Powys (Wales) to SW Herefordshire (England). Highest peak: Waun Fach, 811 m (2660 ft)
  • black operation — a covert and undocumented military operation
  • black snakeroot — a tall bugbane, Cimicifuga racemosa, of the buttercup family, of eastern North America, having thin, tapering, toothed or deeply cut leaflets and branched clusters of small, white flowers.
  • bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
  • blagoveshchensk — a city and port in E Russia, in Siberia on the Amur River. Pop: 222 000 (2005 est)
  • blast injection — the injection of liquid fuel directly into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine using a blast of high-pressure air to atomize the spray of fuel
  • blockade runner — a person, ship etc that tries to carry goods through a blockade
  • blockade-runner — a ship or person that passes through a blockade.
  • blueback salmon — sockeye salmon.
  • boarding school — A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school.
  • borderline case — a person or thing that is not clearly classifiable as something
  • bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
  • branchial pouch — one of a series of rudimentary outcroppings of the inner pharyngeal wall, corresponding to the branchial grooves on the surface.
  • bristol channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
  • bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
  • bronzed grackle — the western subspecies of the American bird, the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula versicolor, having bronzy, iridescent plumage.
  • buffalo currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes odoratum, of the central U.S., having showy, drooping clusters of fragrant yellow flowers and edible black fruit.
  • by a long chalk — You can use by a long chalk to add emphasis to something you are saying.
  • by all accounts — according to everyone
  • cacodaemoniacal — Demonic; evil.
  • calamine lotion — a soothing lotion containing calamine
  • calendarization — the process of calendarizing
  • california gull — a large gull, Larus californicus, of the western U.S.
  • california mink — cacomistle.
  • california roll — a sushi roll containing avocado, cucumber, and crabmeat, or imitation crabmeat, wrapped in vinegared rice and seaweed.
  • california rose — a cultivated variety of a bindweed, Calystegia hederacea, having showy, double, rose-colored flowers.
  • call for margin — a demand made by a stockbroker for partial payment of a client's debt due to decreasing value of the collateral
  • call forwarding — a telephone service that allows incoming calls to be transferred automatically to another number or extension
  • call into being — to create
  • call to account — to insist on explanation
  • calvin coolidge — Calvin, 1872–1933, 30th president of the U.S. 1923–29.
  • calydonian boar — a savage boar sent by Artemis to destroy Calydon, a city in Aetolia, because its king had neglected to sacrifice to her. It was killed by Meleager, the king's son
  • calydonian hunt — the pursuit by Meleager, Atalanta, and others of a savage boar (Calydonian boar) sent by Artemis to lay waste to Calydon.
  • camp counsellor — an adult supervisor assigned to a group of campers at a summer camp
  • canadian legion — a national social club for veterans of the Canadian armed services.
  • cancel a policy — If you cancel a policy, you terminate a contract of insurance.
  • cannibalisation — Alternative form of cannibalization.
  • cannibalization — to subject to cannibalism.
  • cannonball tree — a South American tree, Couroupita guianensis, bearing round, woody-husked fruit whose shells are used to make containers and utensils.
  • cannot help but — to be unable to do anything else except
  • capillarization — The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.
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