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

  • irreconcilably — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
  • irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
  • irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
  • irresuscitable — incapable of being resuscitated
  • irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
  • irrevocability — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • isle of france — Île-de-France
  • isodiametrical — isodiametric
  • italian clover — crimson clover.
  • j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
  • jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
  • james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
  • japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
  • ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
  • lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
  • lake nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
  • lance corporal — U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal.
  • lance sergeant — a sergeant of the lowest rank.
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • lateran palace — a palace in Rome used as the papal residence from the 4th century a.d. to the removal of the papal court to Avignon, rebuilt in 1586, and now a museum for classical and Christian antiques.
  • latin american — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
  • lattice energy — chemistry: strength of bonds holding ionic solid together
  • lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
  • lawrence frame — a gilded frame for a circular or oval painting, having a rectangular exterior form.
  • lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
  • lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
  • leafcutter ant — any of various South American ants of the genus Atta that cut pieces of leaves and use them as fertilizer for the fungus on which they feed
  • leafcutter bee — any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile that nest in soil or rotten wood, constructing the cells in which they lay their eggs from pieces of leaf
  • learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
  • lease-purchase — the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.
  • leatherjackets — Plural form of leatherjacket.
  • lechatelierite — a mineral, an amorphous form of silica formed by the fusion by heat of silica and found in fulgurites.
  • left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
  • legal currency — money that is officially part of a country's currency
  • leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
  • lethal chamber — a room or enclosure where animals may be killed by exposure to a poison gas.
  • letter carrier — mail carrier.
  • levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
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