13-letter words containing c, l, a, n, g, e
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nonallergenic — not causing an allergic reaction: nonallergenic cosmetics.
- noncollegiate — below the level usually associated with college or university study.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- oceanological — relating to the science and analysis of the ocean
- octagon scale — a scale used in laying out octagonal figures of various sizes.
- overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- parking place — an reserved area or a space in a street where a car may be parked
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- placer mining — mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods
- polling place — a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- recognitional — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- resting place — grave
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- scanning line — (in a cathode-ray or television tube) a single horizontal trace made by the electron beam in one traversal of the fluorescent screen. Compare frame (def 9).
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-cleaning — an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning.
- self-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- shingle beach — a beach made of a mass of small pieces of rough stone
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction. Compare double-acting (def 1).
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
- sliding scale — a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
- special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
- table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
- 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.
- telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains