13-letter words containing c, a, f, e, n
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- metrification — metrication.
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- mixing faucet — a single outlet for water from separately controlled hot-water and cold-water taps.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- mundificative — a cleansing medicine or preparation
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- neo-confucian — of or relating to an eclectic philosophical movement of the 12th to the 16th centuries, incorporating Taoist and Buddhist elements with an adaptation of Confucianism.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- nonbeneficial — Not beneficial; that produces no benefit.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- norman french — Also called Norman. the French dialect of the Normans or of Normandy.
- nuclear force — strong interaction
- ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
- off the chain — wildly entertaining
- on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- pacific ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 feet (10,800 meters).
- patent office — (often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
- pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
- peace of mind — reassurance
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
- reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- remanufacture — to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components: to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.
- reperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- safety screen — a screen covering a work area and protecting people and equipment from fire and other danger
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- second of arc — second2 (def 4).
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-cleaning — an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
- sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.