13-letter words containing m, e, c, l
- cramer's rule — a method involving the determinant of the coefficients, for calculating a unique solution for a given system of linear equations.
- cream-colored — yellowish-white
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- crème caramel — a dessert made of eggs, sugar, milk, etc, topped with caramel
- cremorne bolt — (on a French window or the like) a pair of rods, moved by a knob mechanism, sliding into sockets in the head and sill of the opening to provide a secure fastening.
- creole tomato — cherry tomato.
- criminal code — the body of laws regulating how crimes are to be punished
- criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
- 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
- cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- culloden moor — a moor in NE Scotland, near Inverness: site of the battle that ended the Jacobite Rebellion 1746.
- customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
- cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
- cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
- cymbocephalic — scaphocephaly.
- dactylomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the fingers or toes.
- decelerometer — an instrument for measuring deceleration
- decimal place — the position of a digit after the decimal point, each successive position to the right having a denominator of an increased power of ten
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decompilation — The act, or the result of decompiling.
- decriminalise — Alternative spelling of decriminalize.
- decriminalize — When a criminal offence is decriminalized, the law changes so that it is no longer a criminal offence.
- deflectometer — An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
- demagogically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue.
- demasculinise — Alternative spelling of demasculinize.
- demasculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- demi-culverin — a culverin having a bore of about 4½ inches (11 cm) and firing a shot of about 10 pounds (5 kg).
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- demonological — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- diametrically — If you say that two things are diametrically opposed, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- direct-mailer — a person or firm engaged in direct-mail advertising.
- discriminable — capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
- displacements — Plural form of displacement.
- 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.
- domestic fowl — a chicken.
- domiciliaries — of or relating to a domicile, or place of residence.
- e-mail client — mail user agent
- economy class — a low-priced type of accommodation for travel, especially on an airplane.
- ectocommensal — Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
- ecumenicalism — the doctrines and practices of the ecumenical movement.
- egomaniacally — In an egomaniacal manner.
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- elastic limit — the greatest stress that can be applied to a material without causing permanent deformation
- electrocement — cement that is produced through the addition of lime to molten slag in an electric furnace
- electrochemic — electrochemical
- electrodermal — Of or relating to measurement of the electrical conductivity of the skin, especially as an indicator of someone’s emotional responses.
- electroformed — Produced, or modified by electroforming.