13-letter words containing l, e, n, i, c
- blasco ibanez — Vicente (biˈθente). 1867–1928, Spanish novelist, whose books include Blood and Sand (1909) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916)
- boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- bone-chilling — extremely cold
- booking clerk — A booking clerk is a person who sells tickets, especially in a railway station.
- boolean logic — (logic) A logic based on Boolean algebra.
- bottlenecking — a narrow entrance or passageway.
- bouillon cube — A bouillon cube is a solid cube made from dried meat or vegetable juices and other flavorings. Bouillon cubes are used to add flavor to dishes such as stews and soups.
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- caltanissetta — a city in central Sicily: sulphur mines. Pop: 61 438 (2001)
- canaliculated — Canaliculate.
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- canonical age — the age specified by canon law when a person becomes eligible to participate in a certain rite or hold a certain office.
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- capello index — a player rating website backed by Fabio Capello in which marks are awarded to football players in the top teams according to their performance in key skills of the game
- carbenicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carolina wren — a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.
- cartelization — The act of cartelizing.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- castellations — Defensive or decorative parapets with regularly spaced notches; battlements.
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- ceiling price — the top price
- celestine iii — (Giacinto Bobone) died 1198, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1191–98.
- cell division — the division of a cell into two new cells during growth or reproduction
- centenionalis — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as the 100th part of a solidus, later greatly debased.
- centerfielder — (baseball) A player in the centerfield position.
- central asian — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Asia
- central india — a former political agency in central India uniting various native states and subordinate agencies: now incorporated into Madhya Pradesh.
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centricalness — the situation or quality of being centrical
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- centuries-old — hundreds of years old
- cephalization — (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end