9-letter words containing c, e, i, l, y
- excitedly — In an excited manner; .
- exocyclic — (of a cyclic compound) situated outside the ring
- fictively — In a fictive manner.
- fire clay — a refractory clay used for making crucibles, firebricks, etc.
- genically — by a genic process
- gigacycle — one billion cycles. Abbreviation: Gc.
- glycaemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycaemic — Alternative spelling of glycemic.
- glyceride — any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.
- glycerine — a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
- glycerite — a preparation of a medicinal substance dissolved in or mixed with glycerin.
- glycoside — any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.
- helically — pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- hemicycle — a semicircle.
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- ice lolly — An ice lolly is a piece of flavoured ice or ice cream on a stick.
- indolency — (obsolete) The lack of pain; absence of pain.
- inexactly — In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
- insolency — Quality of being insolent.
- ketolytic — the breaking down of ketones.
- keyclicks — Plural form of keyclick.
- kilocycle — a unit equal to 1000 cycles: used especially in radio as 1000 cycles per second for expressing the frequency of electromagnetic waves; kilohertz. The term kilohertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: kc.
- lexically — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- lickpenny — something that uses up large amounts of money
- lifecycle — Alternative spelling of life cycle.
- line copy — a document, drawing, or the like, consisting of two tones, as black and white, without intermediate gradations. Compare halftone (def 1).
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lyricised — to write lyrics.
- lysocline — the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- medically — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- micropyle — Zoology. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
- minicycle — minibike.
- mycophile — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- pericycle — the outermost cell layer of the stele in a plant, frequently becoming a multilayered zone.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- pipe clay — a white, plastic clay used for making clay tobacco pipes or pottery, for whitening leather, etc.
- pipe-clay — to whiten with pipe clay.
- polydemic — native to several countries or two or more regions.
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polymeric — of or relating to a polymer.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polypneic — characterized by polypnea
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- recycling — to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees.
- recyclist — a person who recycles
- ricketily — in a rickety or shaky manner
- sincerely — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.