13-letter words containing u, l, a, t
- butyl alcohol — any of four isomeric alcohols, C4H9OH, obtained from petroleum products: used as solvents and in organic synthesis
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- cactus dahlia — a double-flowered variety of dahlia
- calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
- 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
- callistus iii — (Alfonso de Borja; Alfonso Borgia) 1378–1458, Spanish ecclesiastic: pope 1455–58.
- callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
- canaliculated — Canaliculate.
- capitulations — Plural form of capitulation.
- capsulization — The act or process of capsulizing.
- carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
- carpal tunnel — forearm to hand
- 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.
- casualisation — (economics) The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions.
- casualization — the altering of working practices so that regular workers are re-employed on a casual or short-term basis
- casualty list — a list of servicemen who have been killed, wounded, captured, or gone missing as a result of enemy action
- casualty ward — a ward which temporarily accommodates patients who have been treated in the casualty department and who need to stay in hospital
- cattle plague — rinderpest.
- caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- 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)
- cerium metals — the metals lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and samarium, forming a sub-group of the lanthanides
- chattel house — (esp in Barbados) a movable wooden dwelling, usually set on a foundation of loose stones on rented land
- 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).
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- clear-up rate — the percentage of a category of crimes that are solved
- cleistogamous — having small, unopened, self-pollinating flowers, usually in addition to the showier flowers
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cns stimulant — A CNS stimulant is any substance that stimulates the central nervous system.
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
- cocktail hour — the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
- cocultivation — the act of cultivating jointly