11-letter words containing l, u, n, c, h
- horn clause — (logic) A set of atomic literals with at most one positive literal. Usually written L <- L1, ..., Ln or <- L1, ..., Ln where n>=0, "<-" means "is implied by" and comma stands for conjuction ("AND"). If L is false the clause is regarded as a goal. Horn clauses can express a subset of statements of first order logic. The name "Horn Clause" comes from the logician Alfred Horn, who first pointed out the significance of such clauses in 1951, in the article "On sentences which are true of direct unions of algebras", Journal of Symbolic Logic, 16, 14-21. A definite clause is a Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- house-clean — to clean the inside of a person's house
- in the club — pregnant
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- judge lynch — the personification of lynch law.
- knucklehead — a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- lunch-hooks — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- multiethnic — involving or pertaining to two or more distinct ethnic groups.
- naked lunch — a novel (1959–66) by William S. Burroughs.
- neural arch — a bony or cartilaginous arch resting on the chief part of each vertebra and forming a tunnel through which the nerve cord passes
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nun's cloth — a thin soft plain-weave silk or worsted fabric used for veils, dresses, etc
- on schedule — with no delay
- on the club — away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
- phlyctenule — a small phlyctena
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
- power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
- pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
- punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
- relaunching — an act or instance of launching something again.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- school fund — the money provided by a government or raised by parents and teachers to finance the running of a school
- soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- the council — the local governing authority of a town, county, etc
- thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
- unalachtigo — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unblenching — not blenching or turning aside; unflinching
- uncatchable — to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
- unchanneled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- uncheckable — not able to be restrained
- unchildlike — not childlike; uncharacteristic of a child; not resembling a child
- unchoosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- uncrushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- underclothe — to supply with underclothes
- unethically — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unflinching — not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage.
- unmatchable — not capable of being matched or equalled
- unreachable — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.