12-letter words containing c, a, l, u
- appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- apple sucker — a small homopterous insect, Psyllia mali, originally of Europe, that is a serious pest of apple crops.
- aquacultural — related to aquaculture
- archipallium — (anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- articulative — relating to articulation
- articulators — Plural form of articulator.
- articulatory — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- audiological — Of, or pertaining to, audiology, or the study of hearing.
- auscultating — Present participle of auscultate.
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- auspiciously — promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
- autarkically — In an autarkic way.
- autistically — in an autistic manner or the manner of a person who has autism
- autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
- autocatalyze — To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis.
- autochthonal — Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.
- autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
- autocratical — Autocratic.
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autoptically — in an autoptical manner
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- avascularity — the condition of having few blood vessels or of being without blood vessels
- aviculturist — A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- baccalaurean — of a baccalaureate
- baccalauréat — (esp in France) a school-leaving examination that qualifies the successful candidates for entrance to university
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
- balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
- barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
- bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
- beurre blanc — an emulsion of cold butter in a white wine or vinegar and shallot reduction
- biarticulate — having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.
- biauriculate — having two auricles or earlike parts
- bifunctional — having two functions
- billiard cue — a long cue used for playing billiards
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule