13-letter words containing c, o, u, r, t, f
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- ground effect — the improvement to the aerodynamic qualities of a low-slung motor vehicle resulting from a cushion of air beneath it
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
- infostructure — The technical infrastructure supporting an information system.
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- inns of court — (in England) the four private unincorporated societies in London that function as a law school and have the exclusive privilege of calling candidates to the English bar
- interfunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- justificatory — serving to justify; providing justification.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- multifactoral — Involving multiple factors.
- munroe effect — the reinforcement of shock waves in the concave, hollow end of a shaped charge, producing a greater resultant wave and concentrating the explosion along the axis of the charge.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- neuroeffector — The junction site, where a motor neuron releases a neurotransmitter to affect a target, that acts like an effector.
- noncolourfast — (of a fabric) having a colour that tends to fade when washed or worn
- open fracture — compound fracture.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
- qualificatory — That serves as qualification.
- rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- rhesus factor — Rh factor.
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- sheriff court — (in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- south african — of southern Africa.
- stick out for — If you stick out for something, you keep demanding it and do not accept anything different or less.
- sugar factory — a factory which refines sugar from organic sources into a form that can be used in cooking etc
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- tour de force — an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
- traffic court — a court that passes on alleged violations of traffic laws.
- trifunctional — pertaining to molecules that can react at three sites.
- trig function — Also called circular function. a function of an angle, as sine or cosine, expressed as the ratio of the sides of a right triangle.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncomfortably — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- ward of court — a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
- watch out for — remain vigilant for, beware of
- work function — Physics. the least energy necessary to free an electron from a metal surface.