13-letter words containing c, i, n, s, e
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- kin selection — a form of natural selection that favors altruistic behavior toward close relatives resulting in an increase in the altruistic individual's genetic contribution to the next generation.
- kinaesthetics — Alternative spelling of kinesthetics.
- king's speech — (in the British Parliament) a speech reviewing domestic conditions and foreign relations, prepared by the ministry in the name of the sovereign, and read at the opening of the Parliament either by the sovereign in person or by commission.
- kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
- laminectomies — Plural form of laminectomy.
- laser cooling — a technique using laser light to cool atoms to a very low temperature by removing momentum from the particles.
- lectisternium — (in ancient Rome) a religious rite in which the images of the gods were placed upon couches around a table, upon which was set a feast
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- license plate — a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.
- lickerishness — Quality of being lickerish.
- liechtenstein — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- life instinct — suicidal tendency or inclination; predisposition to self-destruction.
- life sentence — a sentence condemning a convicted felon to spend the rest of his or her life in prison.
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- lines of code — (programming, unit) (LOC) A common measure of the size or progress of a programming project. For example, one can describe a completed project as consisting of 100,000 LOC; or one can characterise a week's progress as 5000 LOC. Using LOC as a metric of progress encourages programmers to reinvent the wheel or split their code into lots of short lines.
- liquefacients — Plural form of liquefacient.
- liquefactions — Plural form of liquefaction.
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- little casino — the two of spades.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- machine screw — a threaded fastener, either used with a nut or driven into a tapped hole, usually having a diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or less and a slotted head for tightening by a screwdriver.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- macías nguema — a former name of Bioko.
- magnetic axis — the straight line joining the two poles of a magnet, as the poles of the earth
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
- main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- manicure case — a case for holding small tools designed to care for the fingernails
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.