13-letter words containing c, a, l, u, o, s
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- coulomb's law — the principle that the force of attraction or repulsion between two point electric charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. A similar law holds for particles with mass
- counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- court plaster — a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds
- courtesy call — a formal visit
- crapulousness — The state or quality of being crapulous.
- crassulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Crassulaceae, a family of herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants with fleshy succulent leaves, including the houseleeks and stonecrops
- crosscultural — Alternative spelling of cross-cultural.
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- disfunctional — dysfunction.
- documentalist — a specialist in documentation; a person working strictly with information and record-keeping.
- dolichosaurus — any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs
- doomsday cult — A doomsday cult is a religious cult whose members believe that the world is about to end.
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- efficaciously — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- endonucleases — Plural form of endonuclease.
- equivocalness — The state of being equivocal; ambiguity.
- false colours — a flag to which one is not entitled, flown esp in order to deceive
- fasciculation — a fascicular condition.
- fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
- fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
- fluorocarbons — Plural form of fluorocarbon.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- focal seizure — an epileptic manifestation arising from a localized anomaly in the brain, as a small tumor or scar, and usually involving a single motor or sensory mechanism but occasionally spreading to other areas and causing convulsions and loss of consciousness.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- fractocumulus — low ragged slightly bulbous cloud, often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- galactagogues — Plural form of galactagogue.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- glaucous gull — a large white and pale-gray gull, Latus hyperboreus, of Arctic regions.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic