13-letter words containing l, u, c, r, e
- cramer's rule — a method involving the determinant of the coefficients, for calculating a unique solution for a given system of linear equations.
- crapulousness — The state or quality of being crapulous.
- crassulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Crassulaceae, a family of herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants with fleshy succulent leaves, including the houseleeks and stonecrops
- credulousness — willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
- cross-utilize — to make use of in an additional or different way.
- crosscut file — a file having two intersecting rows of teeth
- crowd trouble — bad behaviour by fans at a sports match
- cruel-hearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- crumple zones — parts of a motor vehicle, at the front and the rear, that are designed to crumple in a collision, thereby absorbing the impact
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- crustal plate — a large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such.
- cruzeiro real — a former monetary unit of Brazil, which was replaced by the real
- cuckooflowers — Plural form of cuckooflower.
- culloden moor — a moor in NE Scotland, near Inverness: site of the battle that ended the Jacobite Rebellion 1746.
- culture clash — a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values
- culture fluid — the fluid used as a medium for growing microorganisms
- culture shock — Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
- culture trait — any trait of human activity acquired in social life and transmitted by communication.
- culver's root — a tall North American scrophulariaceous plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, having spikes of small white or purple flowers
- cupboard love — a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
- 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.
- curly bracket — a punctuation mark { }, also used as a symbol in maths
- curly lettuce — a type of lettuce that has leaves with curled edges
- current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
- curvilinearly — In a curvilinear way.
- custard apple — a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae
- customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
- cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages.
- 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."
- cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- deculturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- demi-culverin — a culverin having a bore of about 4½ inches (11 cm) and firing a shot of about 10 pounds (5 kg).
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- denuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of denuclearize.
- desert locust — a migratory locust, Schistocerca gregaria, of North Africa and Asia, associated with the plagues described in the Old Testament.
- deserticolous — living or growing in a desert.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- destructively — tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to): a very destructive windstorm.
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- disrespectful — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- diverticulate — of or relating to a diverticulum
- 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.
- dole cupboard — a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
- double-decker — something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, a ship with two decks above the water line, or a bus with two decks.