13-letter words containing c, r, i, o, l, a
- special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
- special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
- stereological — of, relating to, stereology
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- 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
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tortilla chip — Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa.
- tourist class — the least costly class of accommodations on regularly scheduled ships and airplanes. Compare third class (def 2).
- touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- traction load — the solid material that is carried along the bed of a river
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- transactional — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- translocation — a change of location.
- triamcinolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C 21 H 27 FO 6 , used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.
- tricarboxylic — pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
- trifunctional — pertaining to molecules that can react at three sites.
- triploblastic — having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- tropical year — year (def 4b).
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- trucial coast — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- ultracautious — extremely or excessively cautious
- ultraromantic — extremely romantic
- ultratropical — outside the tropics.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- umbraculiform — umbrella-shaped
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- undirectional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- unicorn plant — a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- valproic acid — a carboxylic acid, C 8 H 16 O 2 , used for its antiepileptic properties in the treatment of various seizures including petit mal.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.