15-letter words containing c, e, l, r, y
- chloral hydrate — a colourless crystalline soluble solid produced by the reaction of chloral with water and used as a sedative and hypnotic; 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-ethanediol. Formula: CCl3CH(OH)2
- cholinergically — in a cholinergic manner
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- ciliary process — one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens.
- circumambiently — in a circumambient manner
- citrus whitefly — See under whitefly.
- class hierarchy — (programming) In object-oriented programming, a set of classes related by inheritance. Each class is a "subclass" of another class - its "superclass". The subclass contains all the features of its superclass, but may add new features or redefine existing features. The features of a class are the set of attributes (or "properties") that an object of that class has and the methods that can be invoked on it. If each class has a just one superclass, this is called single inheritance. The opposite is multiple inheritance, under which a class may have multiple superclasses. Single inheritance gives the class hierarchy a tree structure whereas multiple inheritance gives a directed graph. Typically there is one class at the top of the hierarchy which is the "object" class, the most general class that is an ancestor of all others and which has no superclass. In computing, as in genealogy, trees grow downwards, which is why subclasses are considered to be "below" their superclasses. When invoking a method on an object, the method is first looked for in the object's class, then the superclass of that class, and so on up the hierarchy until it is found. Thus a class need only define those methods which are specific to it and it will inherit all other methods from all its superclasses. An object of the subclass can do everything that an object of the superclass can and possible more.
- clock frequency — clock rate
- coast artillery — artillery used for defending coastal areas.
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- comma butterfly — an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly, Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- complementarily — In a complementary manner.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- complete theory — (logic) An abstract logical theory in which all true statements have formal proofs within the theory.
- complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- compressibility — the ability to be compressed
- concealed-carry — the practice of carrying a concealed gun or other weapon in public.
- congressionally — of or relating to a congress.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contralaterally — In a contralateral manner.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- correspondently — in a correspondent manner
- correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
- corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
- costume jewelry — Costume jewelry is jewelry made from cheap materials.
- coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
- country dweller — a person who lives in the country
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- cranberry glass — reddish-pink transparent glassware first made in England and the U.S. in the mid-19th century.
- credibility gap — A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do.
- creeping myrtle — any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle) and V. major (greater periwinkle), having trailing stems and blue flowers
- crepuscular ray — a twilight ray of sunlight shining through breaks in high clouds and illuminating dust particles in the air.
- cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
- criminal lawyer — a lawyer who deals with criminal rather than civil cases
- crisis theology — a neoorthodox theology, advocated by Karl Barth and others, emphasizing the absolute necessity of faith and divine revelation in transcending the personal crisis, common to all humankind, that arises from the contradictions inherent in human nature and in the social order.
- cry blue murder — to make an outcry
- cryoelectronics — the branch of electronics dealing with the application of low-temperature behavior, especially superconductivity, to electronic devices.
- crystal counter — an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation, in which particles collide with a crystal and momentarily increase its conductivity
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- crystal lattice — the regular array of points about which the atoms, ions, or molecules composing a crystal are centred
- crystal nucleus — the tiny crystal that forms at the onset of crystallization
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth