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13-letter words containing c, l, a, r

  • all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
  • allegorically — consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allgegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
  • allelomorphic — relating to alleles
  • allergenicity — causing allergic sensitization.
  • allochromatic — Physical Chemistry. pertaining to or having photochemical properties resulting from an impurity or from exposure to radiation.
  • alonzo church — (person)   A twentieth century mathematician and logician, and one of the founders of computer science. Church invented the lambda-calculus and posited a version of the Church-Turing thesis.
  • alpha blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the alpha receptors.
  • alpha carinae — Canopus1
  • alpha scorpii — Antares
  • alpha-blocker — any of a class of drugs that prevent the stimulation of alpha adrenoceptors, a type of receptor in the sympathetic nervous system, by adrenaline and noradrenaline and that therefore cause widening of blood vessels: used in the treatment of high blood pressure and prostatic hyperplasia
  • alphanumerics — Plural form of alphanumeric.
  • alsike clover — a European clover, Trifolium hybridum, having pink flowers, grown in the U.S. for forage.
  • altered chord — a chord in which one or more notes are chromatically changed by the introduction of accidentals
  • alveolar arch — the part of the upper or lower jawbone in which the teeth are set.
  • american aloe — century plant
  • american curl — a breed of slender cat with curled-back ears and a plumed tail
  • american plan — a hotel rate in which the charge includes meals
  • amino radical — the univalent group, −NH 2 .
  • amplificatory — of the nature of enlargement or extension, as of a statement, narrative, etc.
  • anachronously — in an anachronous manner
  • anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
  • anaphorically — referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.
  • angela merici — Saint, 1474–1540, Italian ecclesiastic, founder of the Ursuline order.
  • angelica tree — Hercules'-club
  • angle bracket — either of a pair of brackets having the shapes < and >
  • animal starch — glycogen.
  • annular clock — a clock in the form of a vase, ball, etc., having the hours painted on a ring rotating beneath a pointer.
  • annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
  • another place — the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
  • anthropologic — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
  • anti-allergic — intended to prevent or minimize an allergic reaction
  • anti-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
  • antibacterial — effective against bacteria
  • anticlinorium — a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
  • antielectrons — Plural form of antielectron.
  • antiempirical — Going against what is empirically true.
  • antimicrobial — capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
  • antiparticles — Plural form of antiparticle.
  • aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
  • apheliotropic — growing in a direction away from the sunlight
  • aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
  • apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
  • apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
  • apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
  • appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
  • apple orchard — an orchard planted with apple trees
  • apple-knocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
  • appreciatable — (chiefly,esthetics) That can be appreciated or enjoyed.
  • approval code — An approval code is a PIN or other verification code needed to authorize a payment going through the cash register.
  • aquaculturist — a person who practises aquaculture
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