11-letter words containing u, l, o, c
- control bus — (architecture) In a digital computer, the signal paths that carry commands from the instruction decode logic to various different functional units such as the ALU, memory address register, memory data register and other buffers. Named by analogy with the address bus and data bus, each of which carries a set of related signals, the signals carried by the control bus are more independent. Some might include other signals such as timing (clock) and status under the term, further reducing its similarity to other busses.
- contubernal — occupying the same tent
- contumelies — Plural form of contumely.
- conventuals — Plural form of conventual.
- convex hull — the smallest convex set containing a given set; the intersection of all convex sets that contain a given set.
- convoluting — rolled up together or with one part over another.
- convolution — Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
- convolvulus — any typically twining herbaceous convolvulaceous plant of the genus Convolvulus, having funnel-shaped flowers and triangular leaves
- convulsants — Plural form of convulsant.
- convulsible — capable of becoming intensely agitated
- convulsions — contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions of the extremities, trunk, and head.
- convulvulus — Misspelling of convolvulus A plant of the bindweed family.
- cool hunter — a person who is employed to identify future trends, esp in fashion or the media
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- copy module — copybook
- coral trout — an Australian fish, Plectropomus maculatus, of the Great Barrier Reef which is an important food fish
- corbiculate — having corbiculae or pollen baskets
- cordon bleu — Cordon bleu is used to describe cookery or cooks of the highest standard.
- corn gluten — gluten separated from corn during milling, used primarily as a livestock feed.
- corn liquor — an alcoholic drink distilled from corn mash
- corniculate — having horns or hornlike projections
- corpulently — In a corpulent manner.
- corpus vile — a person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment
- corpuscular — Biology. an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell.
- corruptable — Able to be corrupted.
- corruptible — susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted
- corticolous — living or growing on the surface of bark
- cos lettuce — romaine.
- cotylosaurs — Plural form of cotylosaur.
- coulometric — (physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry.
- council tax — In Britain, council tax is a tax that you pay to your local authority in order to pay for local services such as schools, libraries, and rubbish collection. The amount of council tax that you pay depends on the value of the house or flat where you live.
- councillors — Plural form of councillor.
- councillour — Obsolete form of councillor.
- counselings — professional guidance in resolving personal conflicts and emotional problems.
- counsellers — Plural form of counseller.
- counselling — Counselling is advice which a therapist or other expert gives to someone about a particular problem.
- counsellors — Plural form of counsellor.
- counterblow — a retaliatory blow
- counterflow — the flowing of two fluids in opposite directions in adjacent parts of an apparatus
- counterfoil — A counterfoil is the part of a cheque, ticket, or other document that you keep when you give the other part to someone else.
- counterglow — gegenschein.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterplot — a plot designed to frustrate another plot
- counterploy — an opposing or retaliatory ploy
- counterpole — The exact opposite.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- countlessly — in a countless manner