13-letter words containing c, l, i, k, t
- killer t cell — a killer cell that destroys target cells only when specifically activated by helper T cells.
- killer t-cell — a type of T-lymphocyte that is responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus
- kin selection — a form of natural selection that favors altruistic behavior toward close relatives resulting in an increase in the altruistic individual's genetic contribution to the next generation.
- kinematically — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- knuckle joint — a joint forming a knuckle.
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lake titicaca — a lake between S Peru and W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest large lake in the world; drained by the Desaguadero River flowing into Lake Poopó. Area: 8135 sq km (3141 sq miles). Altitude: 3809 m (12 497 ft). Depth: 370 m (1214 ft)
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- leptokurtotic — (statistics) Leptokurtic.
- lick the dust — to be servile; grovel: cf. Mic. 7:17
- lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
- lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- mikhailovitch — Draja [drah-zhah] /ˈdrɑ ʒɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1946, Yugoslav military leader.
- milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
- mortise block — a block having a shell cut from a single piece of wood.
- multitracking — the process of recording separate audio tracks for later mixing into a single audio track.
- nickel centre — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- oklahoma city — a city in and the capital of Oklahoma, in the central part.
- packing plant — an establishment for processing and packing foods, especially meat, to be sold at wholesale.
- playing trick — a card in a hand considered as likely to take a trick, assuming that the player who holds the hand or that player's partner is the declarer.
- pocket chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade of medium length.
- raffle ticket — a ticket sold in a raffle, representing a chance to win a prize
- reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
- rolling stock — the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- silk stocking — a lady's stocking made from a very fine material such as silk or nylon
- silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
- single ticket — a one-way ticket.
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- singlesticker — a vessel, especially a sloop or cutter, having one mast.
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
- social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
- steering lock — an anti-theft device
- stocking loom — a type of knitting machine
- swizzle stick — a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.
- swizzle-stick — a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.
- tailor's-tack — one of a series of loose looped stitches used to transfer markings for seams, darts, etc, from a paper pattern to material
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- the backfield — the quarterback and running backs in a team
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport