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13-letter words containing c, o, n, u, r

  • curling tongs — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
  • currant borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the stems of currants.
  • currency bond — a bond payable in legal tender.
  • current ratio — A current ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
  • cushion cover — a fabric cover, often with a decorative design, designed to protect a cushion
  • customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
  • cut-and-cover — designating a method of constructing a tunnel by excavating a cutting to the required depth and then backfilling the excavation over the tunnel roof
  • cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
  • cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
  • cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
  • deconstructed — having no formal structure
  • deconstructor — an adherent to the theory of deconstruction
  • deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
  • dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
  • destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
  • discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
  • discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
  • documentarian — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
  • documentaries — Plural form of documentary.
  • documentarily — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
  • documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
  • documentarize — to put in the form of a documentary
  • donor country — a country which provides aid to a developing country
  • dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
  • dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
  • electrocuting — Present participle of electrocute.
  • electrocution — The accidental death or suicide by electric shock.
  • electron tube — (electronics)   (Or tube, vacuum tube, UK: valve, electron valve, thermionic valve, firebottle, glassfet) An electronic component consisting of a space exhausted of gas to such an extent that electrons may move about freely, and two or more electrodes with external connections. Nearly all tubes are of the thermionic type where one electrode, called the cathode, is heated, and electrons are emitted from its surface with a small energy (typically a Volt or less). A second electrode, called the anode (plate) will attract the electrons when it is positive with respect to the cathode, allowing current in one direction but not the other. In types which are used for amplification of signals, additional electrodes, called grids, beam-forming electrodes, focussing electrodes and so on according to their purpose, are introduced between cathode and plate and modify the flow of electrons by electrostatic attraction or (usually) repulsion. A voltage change on a grid can control a substantially greater change in that between cathode and anode. Unlike semiconductors, except perhaps for FETs, the movement of electrons is simply a function of electrostatic field within the active region of the tube, and as a consequence of the very low mass of the electron, the currents can be changed quickly. Moreover, there is no limit to the current density in the space, and the electrodes which do dissapate power are usually metal and can be cooled with forced air, water, or other refrigerants. Today these features cause tubes to be the active device of choice when the signals to be amplified are a power levels of more than about 500 watts. The first electronic digital computers used hundreds of vacuum tubes as their active components which, given the reliability of these devices, meant the computers needed frequent repairs to keep them operating. The chief causes of unreliability are the heater used to heat the cathode and the connector into which the tube was plugged. Vacuum tube manufacturers in the US are nearly a thing of the past, with the exception of the special purpose types used in broadcast and image sensing and displays. Eimac, GE, RCA, and the like would probably refer to specific types such as "Beam Power Tetrode" and the like, and rarely use the generic terms. The cathode ray tube is a special purpose type based on these principles which is used for the visual display in television and computers. X-ray tubes are diodes (two element tubes) used at high voltage; a tungsten anode emits the energetic photons when the energetic electrons hit it. Magnetrons use magnetic fields to constrain the electrons; they provide very simple, high power, ultra-high frequency signals for radar, microwave ovens, and the like. Klystrons amplify signals at high power and microwave frequencies.
  • encourageable — Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
  • encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
  • encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
  • encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
  • enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
  • eta reduction — eta conversion
  • ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.
  • eurocommunism — the policies, doctrines, and practices of Communist Parties in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, esp those rejecting democratic centralism and favouring nonalignment with the Soviet Union and China
  • excursionists — Plural form of excursionist.
  • ferociousness — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
  • floor cushion — a cushion placed on the floor of a room for people to sit on
  • floor furnace — a small self-contained furnace placed just below the floor of the space to be heated.
  • fluorescently — In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence.
  • fluorocarbons — Plural form of fluorocarbon.
  • fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
  • forcing house — a place where growth or maturity (as of fruit, animals, etc) is artificially hastened
  • foreconscious — the preconscious.
  • fork luncheon — déjeuner à la fourchette.
  • form function — (jargon)   The shape of something designed. This term is currently (Feb 1998) in vogue among marketroids.
  • fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
  • fracture zone — a long, narrow rift on the ocean floor, separating areas of differing depth: where such a zone crosses a mid-ocean ridge, it displaces the ridge by faulting.
  • frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
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