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15-letter words containing c, a, r, l, i

  • antarctic plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian basins) and bounded on the north by the Nazca, South American, African, Indo-Australian, and Pacific plates.
  • anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
  • anti-allergenic — not aggravating an allergy; intended or prepared for those suffering from an allergy: antiallergenic cosmetics.
  • anti-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • anti-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • anti-radicalism — the holding or following of radical or extreme views or principles.
  • anti-republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
  • anticardiolipin — (medicine, immunology) Directed against cardiolipin.
  • anticholesterol — an agent which acts against cholesterol, either as an antibody produced naturally by many mammals or in the form of a drug
  • anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
  • antichristianly — in an Antichristian manner
  • anticlericalism — opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
  • anticlinal trap — An anticlinal trap is a structural trap which is closed by an anticline (= an arch-shaped fold in rock, in which rock layers are upwardly convex).
  • antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
  • antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
  • antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
  • antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
  • antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
  • apical meristem — meristem at the apex of a root or shoot.
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • apostolic vicar — vicar apostolic.
  • apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
  • appendicularian — of or relating to a family of molluscs (Appendicularia) characterized by their long tail appendages
  • approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
  • approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
  • arabic numerals — the figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the 0 (zero) that originated in India; Hindu-Arabic numerals
  • archeologically — In a archeological manner or fashion.
  • archibald prize — an annual prize awarded by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales since 1921, for outstanding contributions to art, letters, science, and politics
  • architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
  • architecturally — of or relating to architecture: architectural metals.
  • articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
  • artificial feel — a system, used in aircraft that have fully powered control surfaces, providing the pilot with simulated aerodynamic forces on the controls
  • artificial gene — a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene.
  • artificial life — (algorithm, application)   (a-life) The study of synthetic systems which behave like natural living systems in some way. Artificial Life complements the traditional biological sciences concerned with the analysis of living organisms by attempting to create lifelike behaviours within computers and other artificial media. Artificial Life can contribute to theoretical biology by modelling forms of life other than those which exist in nature. It has applications in environmental and financial modelling and network communications. There are some interesting implementations of artificial life using strangely shaped blocks. A video, probably by the company Artificial Creatures who build insect-like robots in Cambridge, MA (USA), has several mechanical implementations of artificial life forms. See also evolutionary computing, Life.
  • artificial lift — Artificial lift is any method of increasing flow from a well.
  • artificial turf — any of various synthetic, carpetlike materials made to resemble turf and used as a playing surface for football and baseball fields, to cover patios, etc.
  • artificialness' — made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
  • asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
  • astronautically — In an astronautic way.
  • astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
  • at first glance — If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.
  • atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atlantic ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • atlantic-ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • autocorrelation — the condition occurring when successive items in a series are correlated so that their covariance is not zero and they are not independent
  • autocorrelative — Relating to autocorrelation.
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