13-letter words containing c, u, l, t, e
- super-culture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
- suspercollate — to hang
- sustentacular — supporting.
- sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
- sweet calamus — a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
- therapeutical — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- to lose touch — If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tracer bullet — a bullet containing a tracer.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trailer truck — a trailer designed to be drawn by a truck tractor or other motor truck.
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tuberculinize — to inoculate with tuberculin.
- tummy muscles — the muscles of the stomach
- tunnel effect — Physics. a quantum-mechanical process by which a particle can pass through a potential energy barrier that is higher than the energy of the particle: first postulated to explain the escape of alpha particles from atomic nuclei.
- tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
- ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- un-attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- un-convoluted — twisted; coiled.
- unaccelerated — to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
- unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach