12-letter words containing a, l, e, y
- calumet city — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- calvin cycle — a series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis, in which glucose is synthesized from carbon dioxide
- calycanthemy — the abnormal development of the calyx of a flower into a structure resembling a corolla
- calycoideous — calycoid
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- capraldehyde — (chemistry) decanal.
- carbamylurea — biuret.
- carbon cycle — the circulation of carbon between living organisms and their surroundings. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is synthesized by plants into plant tissue, which is ingested and metabolized by animals and converted to carbon dioxide again during respiration and decay
- carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- carnot cycle — an idealized reversible heat-engine cycle giving maximum efficiency and consisting of an isothermal expansion, an adiabatic expansion, an isothermal compression, and an adiabatic compression back to the initial state
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- celebreality — a television genre that is unscripted and involves either the day-to-day documentation of a celebrity’s life or competitive challenges that a celebrity or celebrities must perform
- centennially — As part of a centennial.
- central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
- cephalically — in relation to the head or near the head
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- cetylic acid — palmitic acid.
- chained lady — the constellation Andromeda.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- cholerically — In a choleric manner.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coffee royal — café royale.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- collaterally — In collateral relation; not lineally.
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.