13-letter words containing i, n, c, a, l
- quindecennial — of or relating to a period of 15 years or the 15th occurrence of a series, as an anniversary.
- quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
- racialisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of racialization.
- racialization — to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
- radio control — remote control by means of radio signals from a transmitter
- radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions
- radiolocation — the method or process of determining the position and velocity of an object by radar.
- rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
- rankine cycle — the hypothetical cycle of a steam engine in which all heat transfers take place at constant pressure and in which expansion and compression occur adiabatically.
- rankine scale — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- rationalistic — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- re-allocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- re-escalation — the act of re-escalating
- reapplication — an act or the process of reapplying a substance
- recalcitrance — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- recalcitrants — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- recalculation — recount, act of computing again
- recalibration — the act or process of recalibrating something
- recirculation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
- recognitional — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- recriminalize — to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors.
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
- reinoculation — a further inoculation of the same organism as the first inoculation
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- reminder call — an automated service which you can set up in advance to make a telephone call to you at a fixed time for the purpose of reminding you of something important
- republicanism — republican government.
- republicanize — to make republican.
- republication — publication anew.
- resting place — grave
- retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- romantic lead — a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play
- romantic love — love characterized by romance and involving sexual attraction
- romanticality — the state or quality of being romantic
- rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
- sacralization — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8