19-letter words containing n, u, l

circular definition — a definition in which the definiendum (the expression being defined) or a variant of it appears in the definiens (the expression that defines it).
circulating capital — the non-permanent raw materials and operating expenses that are used up to produce other goods or services
circulating decimal — repeating decimal
circulating library — a small library circulated in turn to a group of schools or other institutions
circulation manager — the senior manager responsible for the distribution of a newspaper
class action (suit) — a legal action brought by one or more persons on behalf of themselves and a much larger group, all of whom have the same grounds for action
class consciousness — awareness of belonging to a particular social rank or grade
clemastine fumarate — an antihistamine, C 25 H 30 ClNO 5 , that has drying and some sedative effects, used for symptomatic relief of allergy.
cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
cock-and-bull story — If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.
collision insurance — insurance protecting an automobile owner against loss or damage to the automobile resulting from a collision or other accident.
columnar epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of elongated cells of cylindrical or prismatic shape.
community policeman — a police officer assigned to a particular area
community relations — the particular state of affairs in an area where potentially conflicting ethnic, religious, cultural, political, or linguistic groups live together
complete quadrangle — a plane figure consisting of four points connected by six lines
compromise solution — a solution to a problem reached by compromise
computer simulation — an event, process, or scenario that is created on a computer
computer-controlled — controlled by computers, esp without direct human intervention
conceptualistically — In a conceptualistic sense.
concours d'elegance — a parade of cars or other vehicles, prizes being awarded to the most elegant, best designed, or best turned-out
concurrentsmalltalk — (language) A concurrent variant of Smalltalk.
connecticut warbler — a North American wood warbler, Oporornis agilis, olive-green above with a gray head and throat and yellow below.
consultant engineer — an engineer who works as a consultant to a project or company
consultation period — a period during which consultations are held before a policy decision is made
continental cuisine — a style of cooking that includes the better-known dishes of various western European countries.
continuation school — a school providing extension courses for people who have left school in the elementary grades to go to work.
contractile vacuole — a membrane-enveloped cellular organelle, found in many microorganisms, that periodically expands, filling with water, and then contracts, expelling its contents to the cell exterior: thought to be important in maintaining hydrostatic equilibrium.
convulsive disorder — any of various types of epilepsy.
corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
corruption of blood — the impurity before law that results from attainder and disqualifies the attainted person from inheriting, retaining, or bequeathing lands or interests in lands: abolished in 1870.
cost-push inflation — inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
count oneself lucky — If you say that someone can count themselves lucky, you mean that the situation they are in or the thing that has happened to them is better than it might have been or than they might have expected.
counterintelligence — Counterintelligence consists of actions that a country takes in order to find out whether another country is spying on it and to prevent it from doing so.
counterproductively — In a counterproductive way.
countersurveillance — The art of evading surveillance.
countervailing duty — an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country
creeping cinquefoil — any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil) of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil) of North America.
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
cultural revolution — (in China) a mass movement (1965–68), in which the youthful Red Guard played a prominent part. It was initiated by Mao Tse-tung to destroy the power of the bureaucrats and to revolutionize the attitudes and behaviour of the people
cumulative evidence — additional evidence reinforcing testimony previously given
current liabilities — business liabilities maturing within a year
curvilinear tracery — tracery, especially of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by a pattern of irregular, boldly curved forms.
customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
customs regulations — the regulations relating to customs in a particular country
darby and joan club — a club for elderly people
de broglie equation — the postulate of wave mechanics that a particle of mass m moving at a velocity v will have the properties of a wave of wavelength h / mv (de Broglie wavelength) where h is Planck's constant.
decontextualization — to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.
deindustrialisation — Alternative spelling of deindustrialization.
deindustrialization — the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area

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