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14-letter words containing c, a, r, l, o

  • sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
  • streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
  • supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
  • synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
  • tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • tertiary color — a color, as brown, produced by mixing two secondary colors.
  • tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
  • to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
  • tolerance zone — an designated area where prostitutes can work without being arrested
  • tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
  • trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
  • triconsonantal — having three consonants
  • trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
  • tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
  • tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
  • tropologically — in a way which uses figurative language
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
  • ultramicrotomy — the practice of using an ultramicrotome
  • ultrapatriotic — extremely patriotic
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
  • unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
  • unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
  • unconciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
  • uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
  • uncontrollably — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
  • undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
  • unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.
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