14-letter words containing a, c, r, y, l, i
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngological — Of or pertaining to laryngology.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- lattice energy — chemistry: strength of bonds holding ionic solid together
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- library ticket — a ticket admitting a person access to a library, esp a reference library
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- manometrically — Using a manometer.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- military march — a brisk march, especially one suitable for a military parade.
- monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
- monocratically — In a monocratic manner.
- moralistically — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
- normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
- parabiotically — in a parabiotic manner
- paradisiacally — in a paradisiacal way
- paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- parametrically — in terms of a parameter
- party official — an official of a political party
- party politics — politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.
- perceivability — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- physical layer — (networking) Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- practicability — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.