13-letter words containing l, i, o, n, c, u
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- convulsionist — a person who believes that major geological changes were caused by intense convulsions
- coralligenous — producing coral
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- council house — In Britain, a council house is a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost.
- councilmember — a member of a council, especially a legislative council.
- 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.
- counterfeitly — in a counterfeit manner
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- county family — an old family that has lived in a particular county for several generations
- county police — (in the US) the police of a particular county
- cucking stool — stool in which suspected witches were tested
- culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
- curling irons — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
- 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
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- deconvolution — A process of resolving something into its constituent elements or removing complication in order to clarify it.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- deduplication — (computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
- deliciousness — highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell: a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma.
- denticulation — a denticulate structure
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- discontentful — exhibiting a lack of contentment
- discounselled — lacking support or counsel
- disfunctional — dysfunction.
- documentalist — a specialist in documentation; a person working strictly with information and record-keeping.
- documentarily — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- double nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- 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-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- double-nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- ducking stool — a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water.
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- educationally — pertaining to education.
- electrocuting — Present participle of electrocute.
- electrocution — The accidental death or suicide by electric shock.
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
- equinoctially — In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
- equivocalness — The state of being equivocal; ambiguity.
- eudicotyledon — any plant belonging to one of the two major groups of flowering plants, comprising over 60 per cent of all plants, normally having net-veined leaves and two cotyledons in the seed
- eugeosyncline — a geosyncline characterized by lithology typical of deep ocean environments
- exclusionists — Plural form of exclusionist.