13-letter words containing e, n, c, o, u
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fracture zone — a long, narrow rift on the ocean floor, separating areas of differing depth: where such a zone crosses a mid-ocean ridge, it displaces the ridge by faulting.
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- fuel injector — injector (def 2b).
- fugaciousness — (obsolete) fugacity.
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalize — to make functional.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- furaciousness — the quality of being furacious or thievish
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
- gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
- genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- gluconeogenic — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
- ground cherry — Also called husk tomato. any of several plants belonging to the genus Physalis, of the nightshade family, the several species bearing an edible berry enclosed in an enlarged calyx.
- ground effect — the improvement to the aerodynamic qualities of a low-slung motor vehicle resulting from a cushion of air beneath it
- ground sluice — a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- gynodioecious — having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of the same species.
- gyrofrequency — the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- here document — (operating system) Data included in a Unix shell script or Perl script using the "<<" syntax.
- home counties — The Home Counties are the counties which surround London.
- honors course — a course in a university or college consisting largely of independent research terminating in a dissertation or a comprehensive examination, and earning for the student who passes it a degree with distinction.
- horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
- house counsel — a lawyer drawing a full-time salary from a corporation that he or she represents.
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
- ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
- immunochemist — A chemist whose speciality is immunochemistry.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- in due course — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- in one's cups — a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- in succession — one after another
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- income source — something that provides a regular supply of money, such as employment, investments, a pension etc
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- incongruences — not congruent.
- incongruently — not congruent.
- incongruities — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- inconquerable — That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
- inconsecutive — not consecutive.
- inconsequence — characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed