13-letter words containing c, i, s, e, l
- nike hercules — a 40 feet (12 meters) U.S. surface-to-air missile effective at medium to high altitudes and having a range of more than 87 miles (140 km).
- nits-and-lice — a yellow-flowered plant, Hypericum drummondii, of the central U.S.
- 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-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
- non-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- non-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- non-vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- noncellulosic — not derived from or containing cellulose: Nylon is a noncellulosic fiber.
- nonclassified — arranged or distributed in classes or according to class: We plan to review all the classified specimens in the laboratory.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nondisclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonsensically — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- nucleic acids — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nuisance call — an unsolicited telephone call such as a prank call or a call for telemarketing purposes
- obstetrically — (medicine) In terms of obstetrics.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
- officeholders — Plural form of officeholder.
- olympic games — international sports event
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- orchestralist — a person who writes or arranges orchestral music
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- orsellic acid — an acid found in lichens
- orthosilicate — a silicate mineral
- oscillometric — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscilloscopes — Plural form of oscilloscope.
- ostreiculture — the breeding of oysters
- oversocialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
- palisade cell — a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.