13-letter words containing u, n, c, a
- cerulean blue — a light-blue to strong greenish-blue color.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- 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 measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- changchiak'ou — Zhangjiakou.
- changefulness — Propensity to change.
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- 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)
- 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).
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chun doo hwan — born 1931, South Korean political leader: president 1980–88.
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- churchwardens — Plural form of churchwarden.
- cinchonaceous — relating to cinchona
- cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
- circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
- circularising — Present participle of circularise.
- circularizing — Present participle of circularize.
- circumambient — surrounding
- circumjacency — the state of being circumjacent
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
- claim-jumping — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clair de lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clair-de-lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clairaudience — the postulated ability to hear sounds beyond the range of normal hearing
- clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
- cns stimulant — A CNS stimulant is any substance that stimulates the central nervous system.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coco language — (language) (Cocol) A language for writing left-attributed LL1 grammars, used as the input language for the Coco LL1 parser generator, which produces Modula-2 table-driven parsers as output. Cocol-2 is a version for the Coco-2 generator. Cocol/R is an improvement over the original Cocol and Cocol-2.
- coconut cream — Also called cream of coconut. a creamy white liquid skimmed from the top of coconut milk that has been made by soaking grated coconut meat in water, used in East Indian cookery, mixed drinks, etc.
- coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
- cocultivation — the act of cultivating jointly
- coeducational — A coeducational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- coeur d'alene — a member of an Indian people in N Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake.
- collar button — the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
- colourisation — Alternative spelling of colorization.
- commaundement — Obsolete spelling of commandment.
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.