13-letter words containing r, o, l, c
- criminal code — the body of laws regulating how crimes are to be punished
- criminologist — the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.
- cross oneself — to outline the form of a cross as a Christian religious act by moving the hand from the forehead to the breast and then from one shoulder to the other
- cross-channel — Cross-Channel travel is travel across the English Channel, especially by boat.
- cross-fertile — capable of cross-fertilization or of being cross-fertilized
- cross-selling — to sell or try to sell (similar or related products or services) to an existing customer.
- cross-sterile — incapable of reproducing due to hybridization.
- cross-utilize — to make use of in an additional or different way.
- crosscultural — Alternative spelling of cross-cultural.
- crosscut file — a file having two intersecting rows of teeth
- crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
- crowd control — the management of crowds at sporting events, demonstrations, etc, to prevent trouble
- crowd on sail — to hoist as much sail as possible
- crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.
- crowd trouble — bad behaviour by fans at a sports match
- crowd-pleaser — If you describe a performer, politician, or sports player as a crowd-pleaser, you mean they always please their audience. You can also describe an action or event as a crowd-pleaser.
- crown molding — decorative ceiling trim
- 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
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cruzeiro real — a former monetary unit of Brazil, which was replaced by the real
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- 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.
- cryptological — cryptography.
- cryptozoology — the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
- cuckooflowers — Plural form of cuckooflower.
- culloden moor — a moor in NE Scotland, near Inverness: site of the battle that ended the Jacobite Rebellion 1746.
- culture shock — Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
- culver's root — a tall North American scrophulariaceous plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, having spikes of small white or purple flowers
- cupboard love — a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
- curling irons — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
- curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
- curling tongs — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
- cyanoacrylate — a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
- cycloparaffin — any of a series of saturated alicyclic hydrocarbons of the general formula CnH2n, having a closed chain of three or more carbon atoms, as cyclohexane
- cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- cyproconazole — (organic compound) The conazole fungicide \u03b1-(4-chlorophenyl)-\u03b1-(1-cyclopropylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- decelerometer — an instrument for measuring deceleration