13-letter words containing t, a, n
- century plant — an agave, Agave americana, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere, having very large spiny greyish leaves and greenish flowers on a tall fleshy stalk. It blooms only once in its life, after 10 to 30 years (formerly thought to flower after a century)
- cephalization — (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- certification — a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chang tso-lin — 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- changing tone — cambiata.
- changing-note — cambiata.
- chapman stick — an electronically amplified musical instrument with ten or twelve strings and a fretted neck, which is played by striking the strings against the frets with the fingers
- charlatanical — of or relating to a charlatan, pretentious
- charlatanries — Plural form of charlatanry.
- charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
- chart-topping — very popular; coming top in the charts
- charter plane — a plane that has been chartered
- charter train — a train that has been chartered
- chastisements — severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
- chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
- chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
- chieftainship — the chief of a clan or a tribe.
- chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- china cabinet — a cabinet in which china is stored when not in use
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chloroacetone — a colorless, lachrymatory, poisonous liquid, C 3 H 5 ClO, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of insecticides and perfumes.
- chloromethane — methyl chloride.
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- christian era — the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad, those previous to it bc
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- christiansand — former name of Kristiansand.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chthonophagia — (disease) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
- chylification — the process of turning into chyle
- chymification — the process of turning into chyme
- cicatrization — Physiology. to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.
- cigarette end — the part of a cigarette that is held in the mouth and that remains unsmoked after it is finished
- cinema verite — films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
- cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
- cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- cinnamon teal — a small, freshwater, wild duck, Anas cyanoptera, of North and South America, having chiefly cinnamon-red plumage.
- circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.