12-letter words containing l, u, r, i, n
- calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- churchillian — relating to, typical of or reminiscent of Winston Churchill
- churlishness — The state of being churlish.
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumfluent — flowing around; surrounding; encompassing
- cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
- colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- concurringly — In a concurring manner; concurrently.
- conductorial — relating to a conductor
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- conqueringly — in a conquering manner
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- contour line — a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth
- control unit — the part of the computer that processes hardware, software, and user inputs and directs their implementation
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
- council fire — a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- country life — life in the country
- country mile — a long way
- court ruling — a decision made by a court
- craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- curling iron — A curling iron is a metal device, resembling scissors, that you heat and use to form curls in your hair.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung