13-letter words containing n, e, s, t, c
- extrinsicness — The quality or state of being extrinsic.
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- fanaticalness — Fanaticism.
- fat electrons — (electronics, humour) Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the cause of computer glitches. Your typical electricity company draws its line current out of the big generators with a pair of coil taps located near the top of the dynamo. When the normal tap brushes get dirty, they take them off line to clean them up, and use special auxiliary taps on the *bottom* of the coil. Now, this is a problem, because when they do that they get not ordinary or "thin" electrons, but the fat sloppy electrons that are heavier and so settle to the bottom of the generator. These flow down ordinary wires just fine, but when they have to turn a sharp corner (as in an integrated-circuit via), they're apt to get stuck. This is what causes computer glitches. Compare bogon, magic smoke.
- febrifacients — Plural form of febrifacient.
- felicitations — an expression of good wishes; congratulation.
- festschriften — Plural form of festschrift.
- fictionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fictionalise.
- fictionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fictionalize.
- finite clause — a clause with a finite verb in its predicate.
- fluorescently — In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence.
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- french system — a method of spinning in which fibers of extremely short-staple wool are not twisted before being spun.
- frontispieces — Plural form of frontispiece.
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- full sentence — any sentence the form of which exemplifies the most frequently used structural pattern of a particular language, as, in English, any sentence that contains a subject and a predicate; a sentence from which elliptical sentences may be derived by grammatical transformations.
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
- gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- general costs — the general expenses of running a business
- gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
- gentisic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, C 7 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as an analgesic and diaphoretic.
- genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
- geocentricism — the belief that the earth lies at the centre of the universe
- geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
- geoscientific — relating to geoscience
- geriatricians — Plural form of geriatrician.
- gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynecologists — Plural form of gynecologist.
- hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
- harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
- haute cuisine — fine or gourmet cooking; food preparation as an art.
- heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
- heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- herd instinct — the impulse or tendency toward clustering or acting in a group, especially the presumed instinct toward or need for gregariousness and conformity.