11-letter words containing c, e, y, l
- cycloalkene — (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cyclohexene — (organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
- cyclometers — Plural form of cyclometer.
- cycloolefin — any of the homologous series of unsaturated, alicyclic hydrocarbons, as cyclooctatetraene and cyclopentadiene, containing one double bond in the ring and having the general formula C 11 H 2n−2 .
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- cyclopentyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- cycloplegia — paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus
- cycloplegic — paralysis of the intraocular muscles.
- cycloserine — an antibiotic effective in the treatment of tuberculosis
- cyclostomes — Plural form of cyclostome.
- cyclostyled — Simple past tense and past participle of cyclostyle.
- cyclostyles — Plural form of cyclostyle.
- cynicalness — The state or quality of being cynical.
- cytomegalic — of or relating to a disease characterized by enlarged cells
- deacetylate — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
- deceitfully — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- deceivingly — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- decennially — Every ten years.
- deceptively — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- deciduously — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
- declamatory — A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.
- declaratory — (of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- decursively — in a decursive manner
- dedicatedly — in a devoted or dedicated manner
- deductively — In a deductive manner; using deduction.
- defectively — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- deficiently — In a deficient manner.
- deictically — In a deictic way.
- deistically — In a deistic manner.
- deliciously — In a delicious manner.
- delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
- delinquincy — Alternative form of delinquency.
- delphically — in an ambiguous manner; obscurely
- demonically — In a demonic way.
- dialectally — in a dialectal manner
- dicotyledon — any flowering plant of the class Dicotyledonae, normally having two embryonic seed leaves and leaves with netlike veins. The group includes many herbaceous plants and most families of trees and shrubs
- dictyostele — a form of stele found in some ferns, containing so many gaps that it is like a network of separate strands
- diglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of two hydroxyl groups with fatty acids.
- diphycercal — having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
- discernably — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- discernibly — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- dodecastyle — having 12 columns.
- donkey-lick — to defeat decisively
- doxycycline — a synthetic analog of a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline drug, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 , used against a wide range of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
- dry cleaner — a business that dry-cleans garments, draperies, etc.
- dry-cleanse — to dry-clean.