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13-letter words containing u, c, l

  • black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
  • black vulture — the Eurasian vulture, Aegypius monachus, of the family Accipitridae
  • blame culture — the tendency to look for one person or organization that can be held responsible for a bad state of affairs, an accident, etc
  • blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
  • blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
  • bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
  • blood glucose — Blood glucose is glucose (= a type of sugar) in the bloodstream.
  • blood product — a pharmaceutical product made from blood, such as Factor VIII
  • bloodcurdling — terrifying; horrifying
  • blue copperas — a salt, copper sulfate, CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring naturally as large transparent, deep-blue triclinic crystals, appearing in its anhydrous state as a white powder: used chiefly as a mordant, insecticide, fungicide, and in engraving.
  • blue rockfish — a bluish-black rockfish, Sebastodes mystinus, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
  • bouillon cube — A bouillon cube is a solid cube made from dried meat or vegetable juices and other flavorings. Bouillon cubes are used to add flavor to dishes such as stews and soups.
  • bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • brilliant cut — a cut for gems
  • brilliant-cut — a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice of weight, characterized by a form resembling two pyramids set base to base, truncated so as to give a broad table and a very small culet, and having from 18 to 104 facets, 58 being typical.
  • brussels lace — a fine lace with a raised or appliqué design
  • bubble column — A bubble column is a reactor in which a gas bubbles up through a liquid or slurry.
  • bûche de noël — a French Christmas cake made from a thin layer of spongecake that is rolled up and frosted so as to resemble a decorative Yule log
  • bucket ladder — a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain, used to dredge riverbeds, etc, or to excavate land
  • buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
  • buffalo cloth — a heavyweight woolen fabric constructed in twill weave and having a shaggy pile.
  • bulkhead deck — the uppermost continuous deck in the hull of a vessel, forming watertight compartments with the main transverse bulkheads.
  • bullace grape — the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • buster collar — a round collar, similar to a lampshade in shape, that is fitted round the neck of an animal or bird, for example to prevent it removing or interfering with a dressing or other treatment
  • butcher block — designating or of a thick slab made by gluing together strips of hardwood, as maple or oak, used for counter and table tops, etc.
  • butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
  • butter cooler — an earthenware container, consisting of a dish and cover, used to keep butter cool
  • butyl acetate — a colourless liquid with a fruity odour, existing in four isomeric forms. Three of the isomers are important solvents for cellulose lacquers. Formula: CH3COOC4H9
  • butyl alcohol — any of four isomeric alcohols, C4H9OH, obtained from petroleum products: used as solvents and in organic synthesis
  • cab rank rule — the rule that obliges barristers to take on any client in strict rotation
  • cacodyl group — the univalent group (CH 3) 2 As−, derived from arsine.
  • cacophonously — In a cacophonous manner.
  • cactus dahlia — a double-flowered variety of dahlia
  • caesium clock — a type of atomic clock that uses the frequency of radiation absorbed in changing the spin of electrons in caesium atoms
  • calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
  • calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
  • calcium oxide — a white crystalline base used in the production of calcium hydroxide and bleaching powder and in the manufacture of glass, paper, and steel. Formula: CaO
  • calcium-oxide — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
  • calculability — determinable by calculation; ascertainable: This map was designed so that distances by road are easily calculable.
  • calculatingly — In a calculating manner.
  • calculational — relating to calculation
  • calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
  • call it quits — to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
  • call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
  • call the turn — to predict successfully
  • call-by-value — (CBV) An evaluation strategy where arguments are evaluated before the function or procedure is entered. Only the values of the arguments are passed and changes to the arguments within the called procedure have no effect on the actual arguments as seen by the caller. See applicative order reduction, call-by-value-result, strict evaluation, call-by-name, lazy evaluation.
  • calliper rule — a measuring instrument having two parallel jaws, one fixed at right angles to the end of a calibrated scale and the other sliding along it
  • callistus iii — (Alfonso de Borja; Alfonso Borgia) 1378–1458, Spanish ecclesiastic: pope 1455–58.
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