13-Letter Words Containing C

Phil Niekro, for one

Knucklehead

Showing little enthusiasm and rigour

Lacking drive and rigour

Not willing to work often

""Pl. lactobacilli (-s l ) Any of various rod-shaped, nonmotile aerobic bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus that ferment lactic acid from sugars and are the causative agents in the souring of milk.""

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem any of a number of globular proteins found in milk

One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.

Laparoscopy

""LAPAROSCOPE A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.""

English word

Laryngoscope

Humorist's investment (wordplay)

Hilarious cattle (wordplay)

Humorist's investment?

Lecherous

""LEPRECHAUN A small mischevous elf or spirit in Irish folklore; it is often depicted in literature as a dwarfish bearded old man; -- legend tells that if a leprechaun is captured, he will reveal the location of his hidden pot of gold.""

""Pl. leptocephali (-l ) One of the small, flat, transparent larvae of eels and certain other fishes, characterized by a long, narrow head.""

Drowsily

Present participle or gerund

Partridge, say, girl, ex-poacher, shot

Compiler of a dictionary

Dictionary writer

Like dictionary making

Lexicologist

Lichenology

One versed in lichenology.

Lickerish

A German wine

German white wine

Light white Rhine wine

Lieutenancy

""A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of lignin.""

One studying language

Liquefaction

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the consolidation of a loosely deposited sediment into a hard sedimentary rock

Localization

LOCKSMITHING locksmith

Lockstitch

Logicalness

""A written symbol representing an entire spoken word without expressing its pronunciation; for example, for 4 read "four" in English, "quattro" in Italian. Also called ideogram , logograph .""

Profitability

Ludicrous

Luminescence

Sites for bites

Diners' choices for noon meals

Noontime eateries

Lycanthropy

""LYMPHATIC pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.""

LYMPHOBLAST

LYMPHOCYTE

LYMPHOCYTE

Adjective (-ic)

English word

Lyricalness

Lysolecithin

""An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle. Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.""

Abstract noun (-ity)

""(used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors.""

A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.

""A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc.DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc.""

""An element, such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, or nitrogen, required in large proportion for the normal growth and development of a plant.""

""Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.""

""Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, magnetometric instruments; magnetometric measurements. as, magnetometric instruments; magnetometric measurements.""

Adjective (-ic)

Aggrandizement

Magnificence

Excellently; splendidly

Grandiosity of a sort

The branch of zoology that deals with mollusks.

Malacologist

One of the Malacostraca.

Malfunction

Malicious

Malocclusion

Manufactory

Certain business men.

Devising team, initially for a clever code-breaker

Convoluted noises in cortges for widows of marquesses

MARICULTURE

MASCULINISE

Masculinity

MASCULINIZE

Masticatory

Pl. mastoidectomies Surgical removal of mastoid cells or part or all of the mastoid process.

Valuing possessions and physical comfort

Keen on possessions

Coveting possessions

Bertrand Russell, for one

Eg, Euclid, Fermat or seven down

Eg, Leonhard Euler

Matriarchate

""MATRICULATE To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register.""

Enrolment at university

Enrollment

Relating to or involving the maxilla and the face: a maxillofacial prosthesis.

Mecamylamine

Key to industrial revolution

MEDICAMENT Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.

""A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets; it is up to 100 megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and thromboblast.megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and thromboblast.""

MEGALOBLAST

Pathological egotists

Grandiose ones

Egoists

Melancholiac

Overemotional behaviour

""Pl. meningococci (-k k s , -k ) A bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.""

MENINGOCOCCI

""Pl. meningococci (-k k s , -k ) A bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis.""

Mercantilism

Mercantilist

The quality or state of being mercenary; venality.

""MERCERIZE To treat (cotton fiber or fabrics) with a solution of caustic alkali. Such treatment causes the fiber to shrink in length and become stronger and more receptive of dyes. If the yarn or cloth is kept under tension during the process, it assumes a silky luster.""

Merchandiser

Promoting the sale of goods

Sales techniques

Advertising material reaching minds in original way

MERCHANDIZE

Merciless

Mercurial

Meritocracy

Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.

The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain. mesen. See Brain.

""METABOLIC Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.""

English word

METACERCARIA

""A change in color caused by variation of the physical conditions to which a body is subjected, especially such a change caused by variation in temperature.""

METAFICTION

Of or pertaining to metallurgy.

In a metameric manner.

Ran into a doctor?

Ran into a doctor (wordplay)

One skilled in philosophical groundworks

""Pl. metencephala (-l ) The anterior part of the embryonic hindbrain, which gives rise to the cerebellum and pons.""

""The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten. meten.""

Inflected form of METEORITIC Inflected form of METEORITE A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an a\'89rolite.

Methacrylate

Methoxychlor

English word

Pl. microanalyses (-s z ) The chemical identification and analysis of extremely small quantities of matter.

Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs.

Microanalyst

Pl. microanalyses (-s z ) The chemical identification and analysis of extremely small quantities of matter.

Microbalance

The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms.

MICROBREWING microbrew

Microcapsule

A little tape

MICROCEPHAL

Microcircuit

Microclimate

MICROCLIMATE

PC, for instance

Small PC

Microcosmos

Microcrystal

MICROCULTURE

Microculture

""(used with a sing. verb) The study of the operations of the components of a national economy, such as individual firms, households, and consumers.""

Microelement

Thin protein thread

Microfilaria

Microfilaria

""MICROFILM a photographic film with one or more very small images of printed or other graphic matter. Numerous images, corresponding to the contents of a book, newspaper, or journal, are typically produced on one long roll of film, and may be viewed for reading in a special apparatus called a microfilm reader.microfilm reader.""

Plural or third person singular

Micrographic

Micrograph

Microhabitat

Microinject

Micromanager

MICROMANAGE

""A substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, that is essential in minute amounts for the proper growth and metabolism of a living organism.""

Bacterium, say (wordplay)

Eg, bacterium or virus

Tiny life form

English word

Smallleaved.

""(used with a sing. verb) The physics of molecular, atomic, nuclear, and subnuclear systems.""

Micropipette

English word

MICROPORE

Microprogram

Noun (-ure)

MICROSCOPIC

Microscopist

""Pl. microsurgeries Surgery on minute body structures or cells performed with the aid of a microscope and other specialized instruments, such as a micromanipulator.""

Microswitch

Microtechnic

MICROTONAL

""The portion of the circulatory system composed of the smallest vessels, such as the capillaries, arterioles, and venules.""

MICROWAVE

Underground worker, ace thinking properly about study of ores

MINIATURIST A painter of miniatures.

Minicomputer

ALLOCATING allocate

ALLOCATION The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.

ARTICULATE Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

Wrongly counted

Wrongly assessed

Miscalculate

Miscaption

Miscatalog

Two races, enough to make one cross

Interbreeding

Various men upset with local issue

Assorted 'semolina' clues, cryptic

Varied clues Naomi and Les solved

Miscellanist

Mischannel

CHANNELLED channel

In an impish manner

Miscibility

CLASSIFIED classify

Misclassify

Misconceiver

CONCEIVING conceive

False view - economic pints (anagram)

Delusion - wrong idea

Wrong view or opinion

Misconduct

Misconnect

Misconnect

Putting wrong interpretation on string music maybe (wordplay)

DESCRIBING describe

DIRECTIONS direction

Miseducation

Misfunction

PERCEIVING perceive

Erroneous perception.

Misplacement