13-letter words containing o, r, a, i, u
- brain surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in brain surgery
- brassfounding — the practice of making things from brass
- brassicaceous — belonging to the plant family Brassicaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Cruciferae.
- brazen it out — to act in a bold way as if one need not be ashamed
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- brutalization — to make brutal.
- bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
- burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
- burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
- busto arsizio — a city in Lombardy, N Italy.
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
- carbon tissue — a sheet of paper coated with pigmented gelatine, used in the carbon process
- carbon-tissue — paper faced with a preparation of carbon or other material, used between two sheets of plain paper in order to reproduce on the lower sheet that which is written or typed on the upper.
- carboniferous — yielding coal or carbon
- carbonium ion — type of positively charged organic ion
- carburization — Impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel.
- carcinomatous — a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.
- caribou inuit — a member of any of the Inuit peoples who formerly inhabited the Barren Lands of N Canada
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
- carotid sinus — specialized nerve end organs producing a slight dilatation of the carotid artery where it branches into the external and internal carotid arteries, responding to changes in blood pressure by mediating changes in the heartbeat rate.
- carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
- cartilaginous — of or like cartilage; gristly
- cartiliginous — Alternative form of cartilaginous.
- caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
- caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
- cauterisation — Alt form cauterization.
- cauterization — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- charles louis — (Karl Ludwig Johann) 1771–1847, archduke of Austria.
- chemosurgical — of or relating to chemosurgery
- chiaroscurist — A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.
- chlorous acid — an unstable acid that is a strong oxidizing agent. Formula: HClO2
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- circuit board — A circuit board is the same as a printed circuit board.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- ciudad madero — city in Tamaulipas state, EC Mexico: suburb of Tampico: pop. 160,000
- clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- co-authorship — the state a coauthor
- co-curricular — related but only complementary to the official curriculum, as a civic or service activity outside the classroom.
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cocktail hour — the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
- colourisation — Alternative spelling of colorization.