14-letter words containing c, h, y, l, a
- choral society — an organization of amateur singers
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
- crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
- crystal growth — Crystal growth is the process of making a crystal grow by continuing to remove a component from a solution.
- cuyahoga falls — a city in NE Ohio, near Akron.
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cycloaliphatic — (of an organic compound) aliphatic in chemical behaviour but having its carbon atoms in a ring
- cystolithiasis — a medical condition caused by the formation of a calculus in the bladder
- cytopathologic — the science dealing with the study of the diseases of cells.
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- delayed speech — a speech disorder of children in which the levels of intelligibility, vocabulary, complexity of utterance, etc., are significantly below the levels considered standard for a particular age.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- dolichocephaly — (medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
- early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
- electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
- empathetically — In an empathetic way.
- encephalopathy — A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood).
- enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
- epenthetically — In an epenthetic manner; by means of epenthesis.
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- ethnologically — In an ethnological manner or fashion.
- euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
- exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
- eyeball search — (jargon) (Or vgrep) To look for something in a mass of code or data with one's own native optical sensors, as opposed to using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or any other automated search tool. Compare vdiff, desk check.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- flying machine — a vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider, or the like.
- foley catheter — an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods.
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
- genethliacally — from a genethliac point of view
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- glyceraldehyde — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction.
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- happy-go-lucky — trusting cheerfully to luck; happily unworried or unconcerned.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hierarchically — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
- hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
- highly charged — electrical
- histologically — In an histological manner.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- horace greeley — Horace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.