13-letter words containing e, s, u, r, i, n
- caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
- cauterisation — Alt form cauterization.
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- centuries-old — hundreds of years old
- ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- cluster point — a point of a net having the property that the net is frequently in each neighborhood of the point.
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- concurrencies — Plural form of concurrency.
- constructible — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- consumer unit — A consumer unit is a particular type of distribution board that controls and distributes electrical energy, especially in domestic premises.
- consumeristic — characterized by consumerism
- coralligenous — producing coral
- core business — the business activity that is main source of a company's profits and success, usually the activity that the company was originally set up to carry out
- coronaviruses — Plural form of coronavirus.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- councilperson — a member of a city or local legislative council.
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- counterstains — Plural form of counterstain.
- counterstrike — a retaliatory strike
- counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- criminousness — the quality or state of being criminous
- curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
- cushion cover — a fabric cover, often with a decorative design, designed to protect a cushion
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- deliriousness — The characteristic of being delirious.
- denaturations — Plural form of denaturation.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- derequisition — to release from military to civilian use
- designer drug — any of various narcotic or hallucinogenic substances manufactured illegally from a range of chemicals
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction