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13-letter words containing a, c, y, l, t, e

  • laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
  • legacy system — (jargon)   A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
  • lethargically — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
  • literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
  • literacy test — an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
  • little cayman — an island in the W Caribbean: smallest of the Cayman Islands, NE of Grand Cayman. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
  • magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
  • metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • metamerically — In a metameric manner.
  • metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
  • military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.
  • mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
  • multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
  • multiliteracy — The ability to be literate in terms of text in media other than paper.
  • mutagenically — in a mutagenic manner
  • mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
  • nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
  • noticeability — The quality of being easy to see or notice.
  • objectionably — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
  • obstetrically — (medicine) In terms of obstetrics.
  • octosyllables — Plural form of octosyllable.
  • orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
  • over-analytic — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
  • party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
  • peirastically — in a peirastic manner
  • pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
  • pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • petit larceny — petty larceny.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • petty larceny — law: minor theft
  • physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
  • phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
  • pietistically — in a pietistical manner
  • placentia bay — a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
  • platycephalic — having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
  • polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
  • polytechnical — relating to a technical school
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