16-letter words containing c, l, a, r, i, t
- feulgen reaction — a reaction in which an aldehyde combines with a modified Schiff's reagent to produce a purplish compound: used especially to test for the presence of DNA
- filter cigarette — a cigarette with a filter tip
- flame cultivator — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
- flight indicator — artificial horizon (def 3).
- floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
- flotation collar — an inflatable device worn around the neck to keep the wearer afloat when in danger of drowning
- food intolerance — an intolerance of a specific type of food, causing an adverse reaction
- frederic mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
- frigate mackerel — a small, blue-green, black-striped fish, Auxis thazard, abundant in tropical seas, having dark, oily flesh that is sometimes used as food.
- functional group — a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic behavior of the class of compounds in which the group occurs, as the hydroxyl group in alcohols.
- functional water — water containing additives that provide extra nutritional value
- funeral director — a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.
- galactic cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- galactic equator — the great circle on the celestial sphere that is equidistant from the galactic poles, being inclined approximately 62° to the celestial equator and lying about one degree north of the center line of the Milky Way.
- galvanic battery — battery (def 1a).
- general election — U.S. Politics. a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders. Compare primary (def 15). a state or national election, as opposed to a local election.
- general electric — (company) (GE) A US company that manufactured computers from 1956 until 1970, when it sold its computer division to Honeywell and left the computer business. Notable GE computers were the GE-265, which supported the Dartmouth Time-sharing System (DTSS), and the GE-645 used for Multics development. See also GCOS. Not to be confused with the General Electric Company (GEC) in the UK (where FOLDOC's first seeds were sown).
- general practice — family practice.
- genetic material — material that stores genetic information; DNA
- geometrical pace — a pace of 5 feet (1.5 meters), representing the distance between the places at which the same foot rests on the ground in walking.
- gold certificate — a former U.S. paper currency issued by the federal government for circulation from 1865 to 1933, equal to and redeemable for gold to a stated value.
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- great-grandchild — a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
- grid declination — the angular difference between true north and grid north on a map
- health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
- health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.
- heliotherapeutic — Pertaining to heliotherapy.
- hematocrit-value — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
- hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
- historical novel — a novel within the genre of historical fiction.
- hit a brick wall — unable to continue or make progress because of a hindrance
- homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
- horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
- horticulturalist — Misspelling of horticulturist.
- hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
- hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
- icterine warbler — a European variety of tree warbler (Hippolais icterina )
- imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
- impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
- in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
- inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- incentive travel — a vacation awarded to employees as a bonus in order to motivate them.