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15-letter words containing c, e, a, s, l, y

  • decomposability — (uncountable) The condition of being decomposable.
  • decorated style — a 14th-century style of English architecture characterized by the ogee arch, geometrical tracery, and floral decoration
  • defect analysis — (programming)   Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts.
  • dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
  • discretionarily — subject or left to one's own discretion.
  • disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
  • display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
  • distance medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards (402 meters), the second runs 880 yards (805 meters), the third runs 1320 yards (1207 meters), and the fourth runs 1760 yards (1609 meters).
  • dodecasyllables — Plural form of dodecasyllable.
  • dysteleological — Of or pertaining to dysteleology.
  • early christian — denoting or relating to the style of architecture that started in Italy in the 3rd century ad and spread through the Roman empire until the 5th century
  • electroanalyses — Plural form of electroanalysis.
  • electroanalysis — (physics, chemistry) Any of several electrochemical forms of analysis.
  • electrodialyses — Plural form of electrodialysis.
  • electrodialysis — Dialysis in which the movement of ions is aided by an electric field applied across the semipermeable membrane.
  • electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
  • electromyograms — Plural form of electromyogram.
  • escape velocity — great enough speed to escape gravity
  • euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
  • false pregnancy — physiological signs of pregnancy without conception; pseudocyesis.
  • ferroelasticity — (physics) A phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material.
  • fetishistically — in a fetishistic manner
  • geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
  • hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
  • hendecasyllable — a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.
  • heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
  • histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
  • holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
  • homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
  • hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.
  • incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
  • italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
  • kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
  • kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
  • laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
  • laundry service — clothes-washing business
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • legacy software — legacy system
  • leyland cypress — a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
  • library science — the study of the organization and administration of a library and of its technical, informational, and reference services.
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