14-letter words containing a, l, n, y
- contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
- conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- cosmogonically — In a cosmogonic manner.
- countably many — countable
- crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
- cryptanalytics — cryptanalysis (def 1).
- cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
- cryptovolcanic — of or relating to a rock structure providing indirect or incomplete evidence of volcanism.
- crystal gazing — the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc
- crystalisation — Alternative spelling of crystallization.
- crystallomancy — a form of divination using crystals or a crystal ball
- curvilinearity — consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure.
- cyanoacetylene — a nitrile compound known to exist in interstellar clouds
- cyanocobalamin — a complex red crystalline compound, containing cyanide and cobalt and occurring in liver: lack of it in the tissues leads to pernicious anaemia. Formula: C63H88O14N14PCo
- cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
- cybernetically — using cybernetics
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
- cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
- cyclone cellar — (in the US) a cellar designed to give protection from violent storms and cyclones
- cyclooxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
- cyclopentolate — a medicine administered as an eye drop that causes pupil dilation and relaxes the lens
- cylinder glass — a sheet of glass formed originally in the shape of a cylinder and then divided lengthwise and flattened.
- daddy longlegs — A daddy longlegs is a flying insect with very long legs.
- daddy-longlegs — Also called harvestman. any of numerous spiderlike arachnids of the order Opiliones, having a compact rounded body and extremely long, slender legs.
- daffadowndilly — a daffodil
- daisy fleabane — a North American composite plant, Erigeron annuus, having hairy stems and numerous, small, daisylike flowers with narrow white rays.
- definitionally — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- delaney clause — an amendment to a 1958 Federal law, prohibiting the use of any food additive found to cause cancer in people or animals
- delayed action — A delayed action mechanism causes a delay on the device it is fitted to, so that it does not work as soon as you switch it on or operate it.
- delayed-action — (of an explosive projectile) exploding some time after hitting the target.
- demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
- dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
- dental surgery — a place where a dentist can be consulted
- denumerability — the quality of being countable
- departmentally — In a departmental manner; affecting departments.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- detrimentality — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- diagenetically — in a diagenetic way
- diagnosability — the quality of being diagnosable
- diagnostically — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- differentially — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- dilly-dallying — wasting time by being indecisive
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.