13-letter words containing c, l, a, r, i, n
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- bass clarinet — a clarinet with the lowest range, in the octave below the B-flat clarinet
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- birectangular — having two right angles.
- black russian — a drink made from one part coffee liqueur and two parts vodka, served over ice.
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- brachycranial — brachycephalic
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- brilliant cut — a cut for gems
- brilliant-cut — a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice of weight, characterized by a form resembling two pyramids set base to base, truncated so as to give a broad table and a very small culet, and having from 18 to 104 facets, 58 being typical.
- caiman lizard — a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails and mussels upon which it feeds.
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- carbenicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.
- carbo-loading — Informal. carbohydrate loading.
- carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
- carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
- carcinologist — a person who specializes in carcinology
- card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
- cardinal fish — a small brightly coloured fish found in shallow tropical seas, of the family Apogonidae, the male of which often broods eggs in its mouth
- cardinal sign — any of the four astrological signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn, that begin at the equinoxes and solstices, thus marking the beginning of the seasons: characterized by the attribute of strong initiative.
- cardinalitial — relating to a cardinal or cardinalship
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
- carolina lily — a bulbous lily, Lilium michauxii, of the southeastern U.S., having large, spotted, orange-red flowers with recurved petals.
- carolina rail — sora.
- carolina wren — a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.
- carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
- cartelization — The act of cartelizing.
- cartilaginous — of or like cartilage; gristly
- cartiliginous — Alternative form of cartilaginous.
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- central asian — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Asia
- central india — a former political agency in central India uniting various native states and subordinate agencies: now incorporated into Madhya Pradesh.
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centricalness — the situation or quality of being centrical
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord