13-letter words containing c, u, n, i, l
- squirrel corn — an American plant, Dicentra canadensis, of the fumitory family, having yellow roots resembling kernels of corn, finely dissected leaves, and clusters of drooping, heart-shaped, cream-colored flowers.
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- tactical unit — a group organized to function in combat as a self-contained unit.
- telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- trifunctional — pertaining to molecules that can react at three sites.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tuberculinize — to inoculate with tuberculin.
- tussiculation — a hacking cough.
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- ugly duckling — an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much-admired adult.
- ultraromantic — extremely romantic
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- un-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- uncalculating — not calculating or scheming; guileless
- 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.
- unchallenging — not challenging or difficult; not providing a challenge; easy
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncleanliness — unclean.
- uncollectible — that cannot be collected: an uncollectible debt.
- uncomplaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unconceivable — inconceivable.
- unconceivably — inconceivably
- unconditional — not limited by conditions; absolute: an unconditional promise.
- unconflicting — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- unconsciously — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
- uncontainable — to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses.
- uncontrolling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.