13-letter words containing c, l, a, n, i, s
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- finite clause — a clause with a finite verb in its predicate.
- flash fiction — very short works of fiction that are typically no longer than a couple of pages and may be as short as one paragraph.
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- gala occasion — a festive, social occasion
- galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- giant scallop — sea scallop.
- glass ceiling — an upper limit to professional advancement that is imposed upon women, minorities, and other nondominant groups and is not readily perceived or openly acknowledged: It’s more difficult for women of color to break through the glass ceiling.
- glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
- glocalisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of glocalization.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- halicarnassus — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- identicalness — The state or quality of being identical.
- illogicalness — The quality of being illogical.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- in sb's place — If you say what you would have done in someone else's place, you say what you would have done if you had been in their situation and had been experiencing what they were experiencing.
- incapableness — The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incontestable — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- incontestably — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
- incurableness — The state or condition of being incurable.
- indescribable — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indissociable — Unable to be dissociated.
- indissociably — In a way that does not allow dissociation; having an inextricable link.
- inelastically — In an inelastic way.
- infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
- inscriptional — Of or pertaining to inscription.