13-letter words containing g, l, u, t
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cucking stool — stool in which suspected witches were tested
- cunnilinguist — One who gives cunnilingus.
- 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.
- curling tongs — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
- cutting fluid — a liquid or gas for cooling or lubricating a cutting tool and a piece of work at their point of contact.
- 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."
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- deglutination — to extract the gluten from.
- degranulation — a cellular process in which cytoplasmic granules within certain cells secrete their contents, often to the outside of the cell
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- digital audio — (multimedia, file format) A sequence of discrete samples taken from a continuous sound (audio) waveform. Tens of thousands of samples are taken each second. Each sample represents the intensity of the sound pressure wave at that instant. Apart from the sampling frequency, the other parameter is the digital encoding of each sample including the number of bits used. The encoding may be linear, logarithmic or mu-law. Digital audio is typically created by taking 16-bit samples over a spectrum of 44.1 thousand cycles per second (kHz), this means that CD quality sound requires 1.4 million bits of data per second. Digital telephone systems use lower sample rates. See also Audio IFF, MP3, wav. A FAQ on audio file formats is available. Part 1, Part 2.
- digital fount — a typeface of which the letter-shapes have been converted into digital form so that they can be used in computer-aided typesetting
- disgruntledly — In a disgruntled manner.
- disquietingly — causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing: disquieting news.
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- dissimulating — Present participle of dissimulate.
- distrustingly — In a distrusting manner.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- doughnut hole — a funding shortfall in the standard drug benefit offered by many Medicare prescription drug plans
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- dramaturgical — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- dual heritage — an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
- ducking stool — a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- electrocuting — Present participle of electrocute.
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- equilibrating — Present participle of equilibrate.
- ethnolinguist — a person who studies ethnolinguistics
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- extenuatingly — in an extenuating manner
- fatiguability — Alternative form of fatigability.
- fatigue limit — the maximum stress to which a material can be subjected without failing.
- fault-finding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- filibustering — Present participle of filibuster.
- flag of truce — a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- flight number — the identifying number of a scheduled flight
- floor-through — occupying the entire depth of a building: a floor-through apartment.
- floutingstock — a laughing-stock; the object of mockery or flouting
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- fn tunnelling — Fowler-Nordheim tunnelling
- fooling about — the act of speaking or acting in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner
- forgetfulness — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- frightfulness — The quality of being frightful.
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.