13-letter words containing c, h, i, t, l, n
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonhistorical — Not based on or drawn from history.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nontheatrical — not relating to the theatre
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- pitcher plant — any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet-shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped.
- pitching tool — a masonry chisel for rough work
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
- rolling hitch — a hitch on a spar or the like, composed of two round turns and a half hitch so disposed as to jam when a stress is applied parallel to the object on which the hitch is made.
- saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
- school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool.
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
- telencephalic — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- the neolithic — the Neolithic period; New Stone Age
- the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
- tilting chest — a medieval chest decorated with a representation of a tournament.
- touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- white knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- white pelican — an aquatic bird of the tropical and warm water family Pelecanidae, P. onocrotalus: order Pelecaniformes. They have a long straight flattened bill, with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish