13-letter words containing c, e, u
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- encourageable — Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
- encumbrancers — Plural form of encumbrancer.
- endonucleases — Plural form of endonuclease.
- equilibristic — Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
- equimolecular — (chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds).
- equinoctially — In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
- equisetaceous — belonging to the family Equisetaceae
- equivalencing — Present participle of equivalence.
- equivocalness — The state of being equivocal; ambiguity.
- equivocations — Plural form of equivocation.
- escape clause — clause that releases sb from a contract
- estrous cycle — the regular female reproductive cycle of most placental mammals that is under hormonal control and includes a period of heat, followed by ovulation and complex changes of the uterine lining
- eta reduction — eta conversion
- ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.
- eucharistical — Alternative form of eucharistic.
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- eudicotyledon — any plant belonging to one of the two major groups of flowering plants, comprising over 60 per cent of all plants, normally having net-veined leaves and two cotyledons in the seed
- eugeosyncline — a geosyncline characterized by lithology typical of deep ocean environments
- euler-chelpin — Hans (Karl August) von. 1873–1964, Swedish biochemist, born in Germany: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1929) with Sir Arthur Harden for their work on enzymes: father of Ulf von Euler
- euphausiacean — a member of the Euphausiacea order of small shrimplike crustaceans
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- eurocommunism — the policies, doctrines, and practices of Communist Parties in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, esp those rejecting democratic centralism and favouring nonalignment with the Soviet Union and China
- excalibur bug — (humour, programming) The legendary bug that, despite repeated valliant attempts, none but the true king of all programmers can fix. Named after the sword in the stone in the legend of King Arthur.
- excess supply — a situation in which the market supply of a commodity is greater than the market demand for it, thus causing its market price to fall
- excise duties — the tax payable on certain goods, such as alcohol, cigarettes, fuel
- excludability — The ability to be excluded.
- exclusionists — Plural form of exclusionist.
- exclusiveness — The state of being exclusive; exclusivity.
- excommunicate — Officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
- excursionists — Plural form of excursionist.
- excursiveness — The quality of being discursive.
- excusableness — The quality of being excusable.
- executive job — a job in which a person is responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
- executive pay — the money that an executive of an organization gets as wages or salary
- executive toy — a novelty item, such as a Newton's cradle, on the desk of a corporate executive
- extracapsular — (anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
- extracellular — Situated or taking place outside a cell or cells.
- extrajudicial — (of a sentence) not legally authorized.
- extravascular — Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels.
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- facial tissue — a soft, disposable paper tissue especially for cleansing the face or for use as a handkerchief.
- facultatively — In a facultative manner.
- false colours — a flag to which one is not entitled, flown esp in order to deceive