13-letter words that end in n
- brutalization — to make brutal.
- bubble column — A bubble column is a reactor in which a gas bubbles up through a liquid or slurry.
- bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
- buggin's turn — promotion by seniority or rotation rather than merit.
- buggins' turn — the principle of awarding an appointment to members of a group in turn, rather than according to merit
- bulwer-lytton — Edward George Earle Lytton1st Baron Lytton of Knebworth 1803-73; Eng. novelist & playwright: father of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton
- busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
- business plan — A business plan is a detailed plan for setting up or developing a business, especially one that is written in order to borrow money.
- businesswoman — A businesswoman is a woman who works in business.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- butter muslin — a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter
- buttoned-down — conventional or conservative
- by definition — If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- c corporation — A C corporation is a type of corporation which is taxed on its income.
- cadmium green — a pigment used in painting, consisting of a mixture of hydrated oxide of chromium with cadmium sulfide, and characterized by its strong green color and slow drying rate.
- calcification — the process of calcifying or becoming calcified
- call the turn — to predict successfully
- callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
- canning basin — an arid basin in NW Western Australia, largely unexplored. Area: 400 000 sq km (150 000 sq miles)
- canthaxanthin — an orange carotenoid, C40H52O2, that is put in feed for poultry and feed for farmed salmon and trout
- cantonization — the process of dividing into cantons
- caprification — a method of pollinating the edible fig by hanging branches of caprifig flowers in edible fig trees. Parasitic wasps in the caprifig flowers transfer pollen to the edible fig flowers
- capsulization — The act or process of capsulizing.
- carbenicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.
- carbon ribbon — the ribbon in a typewriter which contains the ink which produces the letters on paper
- carbonatation — saturation or reaction with carbon dioxide.
- carbonisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of carbonization.
- carbonium ion — type of positively charged organic ion
- carbonization — Carbonization is a process in which a fuel is heated without air to leave solid porous carbon.
- carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
- carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
- carburization — Impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel.
- cardinal sign — any of the four astrological signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn, that begin at the equinoxes and solstices, thus marking the beginning of the seasons: characterized by the attribute of strong initiative.
- cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
- carnification — the conversion of tissue into flesh or a fleshlike substance, as of lung tissue into fibrous tissue as a result of pneumonia.
- carolina wren — a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.
- carrie nation — Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore) 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.
- carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
- cartelization — The act of cartelizing.
- cartridge pen — a pen having a removable ink reservoir that is replaced when empty
- cased edition — a hardback book sold in a protective box that is open at one edge so that you can see the spine of the book
- caster action — the tendency, caused by the design of the mounting, of a wheel to turn into its plane of rotation
- 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
- catch the sun — to become slightly sunburnt
- catechization — The act of catechizing.
- cationization — Treatment with cations (usually in an electrolytic bath).
- cauterisation — Alt form cauterization.
- cauterization — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.