13-letter words containing e, c, l
- customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
- cut-off valve — a valve that terminates the flow of fluid in a system
- cuticle stick — a piece of wood with a flattened end used to push back the cuticles from one's nails
- cyanoacrylate — a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
- cyanoethylate — to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into
- cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages.
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- cyberstalkers — Plural form of cyberstalker.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cyberthriller — A thriller whose plot hinges on cyberspace.
- cycle billing — a method of billing customers at monthly intervals in which statements are prepared on each working day of the month and mailed to a designated fraction of the total number of customers.
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
- cyclohexanone — a colourless liquid used as a solvent for cellulose lacquers. Formula: C6H10O
- cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
- cyclone fence — a heavy-duty, chain-link fence, usually high and often topped with barbed wire
- cycloolefinic — of or like a cycloolefin
- cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
- cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
- cylinder desk — a desk having a cylinder front, usually a tambour but occasionally of solid wood.
- cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
- cylinder seal — a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- cymbocephalic — scaphocephaly.
- cyproconazole — (organic compound) The conazole fungicide \u03b1-(4-chlorophenyl)-\u03b1-(1-cyclopropylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.
- cytogenetical — of or related to cytogenetics
- cytoskeletons — Plural form of cytoskeleton.
- dactylomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the fingers or toes.
- dataveillance — the surveillance of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, mobile phone calls, and internet use
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- debit balance — the amount of money owed to a lender, etc
- decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- decasyllables — Plural form of decasyllable.
- deceitfulness — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- decelerometer — an instrument for measuring deceleration
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralized — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- deceptibility — the ability to be deceived
- decimal place — the position of a digit after the decimal point, each successive position to the right having a denominator of an increased power of ten
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- declaratively — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- declinational — Relating to declination.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decolonialize — decolonize.