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11-letter words containing l, u, c, i

  • suzie cobol — /soo'zee koh'bol/ 1. (IBM, probably from Frank Zappa's "Suzy Creamcheese") A coder straight out of training school who knows everything except the value of comments in plain English. Also (fashionable among personkind wishing to avoid accusations of sexism) "Sammy Cobol" or (in some non-IBM circles) "Cobol Charlie". 2. (proposed) Meta-name for any code grinder, analogous to J. Random Hacker.
  • switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
  • taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
  • tegucigalpa — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
  • telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
  • tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
  • tentaculite — a fossil of the genus Tentaculites
  • terricolous — living on or in the ground.
  • testiculate — shaped like a testis.
  • the council — the local governing authority of a town, county, etc
  • tocqueville — Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de [a-lek-see sharl ahn-ree maw-rees kley-rel duh] /a lɛkˈsi ˈʃarl ɑ̃ˈri mɔˈris kleɪˈrɛl də/ (Show IPA), 1805–59, French statesman and author.
  • toe-curling — If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.
  • toluic acid — any of four isomeric acids having the formula CH 3 C 6 H 4 COOH: derivatives of toluene.
  • tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
  • touristical — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
  • traducingly — in a traducing manner
  • trial court — the court in which a controversy is first adjudicated (distinguished from appellate division).
  • tricoloured — having three colours
  • tricuspidal — having three cusps
  • trombiculid — (of a mite) belonging to the family Trombiculidae
  • truth claim — a hypothesis not yet verified by experience.
  • tuberculize — to infect or become infected with tuberculosis
  • tuberculoid — resembling a tubercle.
  • tulip chair — an armchair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956, having a contoured seat of molded plastic supported by a slender, stemlike pedestal of plastic-covered cast metal that terminates in a large, flat, round foot.
  • turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
  • turriculate — furnished with or resembling a turret or turrets.
  • ulcerogenic — producing or inducing the formation of an ulcer.
  • ulotrichous — belonging to a group of people having woolly or crisply curly hair.
  • ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
  • umbilicated — having an umbilicus
  • unacclaimed — to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.
  • unafflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
  • unalachtigo — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
  • unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
  • unblenching — not blenching or turning aside; unflinching
  • uncalcified — not calcified; not converted into lime
  • uncanalized — to make a canal or canals through.
  • uncanonical — not in accordance with canons or rules.
  • unceasingly — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
  • uncertainly — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
  • unchildlike — not childlike; uncharacteristic of a child; not resembling a child
  • uncivilized — not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
  • unclarified — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
  • unclarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
  • unclassical — not classical; contrary to classical precepts.
  • unclimbable — impossible to climb
  • uncompliant — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
  • uncomplying — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
  • uncongenial — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
  • uncurtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
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