13-letter words containing c, a, r, n, u
- caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
- cauterisation — Alt form cauterization.
- cauterization — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- cellar fungus — a fungus, Coniophora puteana, that causes dry rot in timber.
- center around — to have as a central point, focus of attention, etc.
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- century plant — an agave, Agave americana, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere, having very large spiny greyish leaves and greenish flowers on a tall fleshy stalk. It blooms only once in its life, after 10 to 30 years (formerly thought to flower after a century)
- cerulean blue — a light-blue to strong greenish-blue color.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- churchwardens — Plural form of churchwarden.
- circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
- circularising — Present participle of circularise.
- circularizing — Present participle of circularize.
- circumambient — surrounding
- circumjacency — the state of being circumjacent
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
- clair de lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clair-de-lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clairaudience — the postulated ability to hear sounds beyond the range of normal hearing
- clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coconut cream — Also called cream of coconut. a creamy white liquid skimmed from the top of coconut milk that has been made by soaking grated coconut meat in water, used in East Indian cookery, mixed drinks, etc.
- coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
- coeur d'alene — a member of an Indian people in N Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake.
- collar button — the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
- colourisation — Alternative spelling of colorization.
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
- commensurates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commensurate.
- communautaire — supporting the principles of the European Community (now the European Union)
- communicators — Plural form of communicator.
- communicatory — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- communitarian — a member of a communist community
- conclusionary — conclusory
- confabulatory — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- configurating — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- configuration — A configuration is an arrangement of a group of things.
- configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.