13-letter words containing c, a, n, l
- nature's call — call of nature.
- nautical mile — a unit of distance used chiefly in navigation, equal to 6080.20 feet (1853.25 meters) in the U.S., now replaced by the international nautical mile.
- naval academy — a collegiate institution for training naval officers.
- naval college — training institution for the navy
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- necklace bomb — a bomb consisting of linked charges hung around a victim's neck, used by terrorists or in hostage situations
- necromantical — Alternative form of necromantic.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nematological — of or pertaining to nematology
- neo-classical — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoclassicism — (often initial capital letter) Architecture. the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at various periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
- neoclassicist — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neoencephalon — neencephalon.
- neoglaciation — a phase of renewed glaciation associated with a readvance of ice sheets between the postglacial phase and the present.
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
- new caledonia — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- nicholasville — a town in central Kentucky.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- niçoise salad — salade niçoise
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nimonic alloy — type of nickel-based alloy
- nitrolic acid — any of several weak acids formed when nitrous acid reacts with a nitroparaffin
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- nocturnal arc — the portion of the diurnal circle that is below the horizon of a given point.
- nodding lilac — a showy Chinese lilac, Syringa reflexa, of the olive family, having nodding clusters of pinkish flowers.
- nodical month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- nomenclatural — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- nominal scale — a discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories: for example, a record of students' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results
- non political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- non-alcoholic — A non-alcoholic drink does not contain alcohol.
- non-canonical — not included within a canon or group of rules.
- non-catalytic — Chemistry. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst.
- non-claimable — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- non-colloidal — pertaining to or of the nature of a colloid: colloidal gold and silver.
- non-committal — not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
- non-compliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- non-corporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- non-custodial — of or relating to custody.