13-letter words containing u, n, e, c, l
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- sunset clause — time limit written into a law
- sunspot cycle — the cycle, averaging in duration slightly more than 11 years, in which the frequency of sunspots varies from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum again.
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- sustentacular — supporting.
- sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
- telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tuberculinize — to inoculate with tuberculin.
- tunnel effect — Physics. a quantum-mechanical process by which a particle can pass through a potential energy barrier that is higher than the energy of the particle: first postulated to explain the escape of alpha particles from atomic nuclei.
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- un-attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- un-convoluted — twisted; coiled.
- unaccelerated — to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
- unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- uncamouflaged — the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.: Was camouflage used extensively on fighter aircraft during World War I?
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unchallenging — not challenging or difficult; not providing a challenge; easy
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncleanliness — unclean.
- uncloudedness — the quality or state of being unclouded or free of clouds
- uncollectable — that cannot be collected: an uncollectible debt.
- uncollectible — that cannot be collected: an uncollectible debt.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncommendable — not able to be commended; unworthy of commendation; reprehensible
- uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unconcealable — not able to be hidden or concealed
- unconceivable — inconceivable.
- unconceivably — inconceivably
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.