13-letter words containing a, c, l, e, i
- calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
- calcium oxide — a white crystalline base used in the production of calcium hydroxide and bleaching powder and in the manufacture of glass, paper, and steel. Formula: CaO
- calcium-oxide — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- calico flower — a Brazilian woody vine, Aristolochia elegans, of the birthwort family, having large, solitary, white-spotted, purple flowers.
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- calliper rule — a measuring instrument having two parallel jaws, one fixed at right angles to the end of a calibrated scale and the other sliding along it
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- caltanissetta — a city in central Sicily: sulphur mines. Pop: 61 438 (2001)
- camel cricket — cave cricket.
- camera lucida — an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image
- campus police — police officers, security guards or students employed by a college or university to patrol the campus and to protect students, staff, and visitors
- canaliculated — Canaliculate.
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- canonical age — the age specified by canon law when a person becomes eligible to participate in a certain rite or hold a certain office.
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- capello index — a player rating website backed by Fabio Capello in which marks are awarded to football players in the top teams according to their performance in key skills of the game
- capital asset — fixed asset.
- capital lease — A capital lease is a lease which is treated as the purchase of the asset that is being leased.
- capitalizable — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- 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.
- cardiac cycle — one complete heartbeat, consisting of one contraction and relaxation of the heart.
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carol service — a service, held in a church around Christmas, at which Christmas carols are sung
- carolina wren — a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.
- carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
- cartelization — The act of cartelizing.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- castellations — Defensive or decorative parapets with regularly spaced notches; battlements.
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catechistical — Pertaining to a catechism.
- catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
- categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
- caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable