13-letter words containing a, u, t, r, c
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- fulbright act — an act of Congress (1946) by which funds derived chiefly from the sale of U.S. surplus property abroad are made available to U.S. citizens for study, research, and teaching in foreign countries as well as to foreigners to engage in similar activities in the U.S.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- futurity race — a race for two-year-old horses in which the entries are selected before birth
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- garbage chute — sloped channel for rubbish disposal
- garbage truck — lorry that collects refuse
- gastric juice — the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.
- gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
- glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
- graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
- greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- ground attack — an attack using ground forces, as opposed to air or naval forces
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- group captain — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore in the RAF and certain other air forces
- gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- haute couture — high fashion; the most fashionable and influential dressmaking and designing.
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- horticultural — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hubristically — in a presumptuous or arrogant manner
- hunting chair — a chair having a sliding frame in front serving as a footrest.
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hyracotherium — eohippus.
- ichthyosaurus — ichthyosaur.
- illocutionary — pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.
- in particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- inarticulated — Not articulated; not connected by a joint.
- inclinatorium — an instrument invented by Robert Norman in 1576, used to determine the degree to which a magnetic needle dips towards the earth; a dipping needle
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
- incouragement — Archaic form of encouragement.
- inculturation — enculturation.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- inner sanctum — sanctum (def 2).
- instructional — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- intercellular — situated between or among cells.
- intercommunal — used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.