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15-letter words containing c, l, o, s, e

  • heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
  • hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
  • histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
  • holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
  • homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
  • horatius cocles — a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc, who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena
  • hospital corner — 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.
  • hubble constant — the ratio of the recessional velocity of galaxies to their distance from the sun, with current measurements of its value ranging from 50 to 100 km/sec per megaparsec.
  • hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hypersomnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
  • implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
  • incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
  • inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
  • intellectronics — a field of study that seeks to develop electronic devices, as robots, that have humanlike intellect and skills.
  • interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
  • interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
  • introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
  • introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
  • isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
  • isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
  • isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
  • jaques-dalcroze — Émile [French ey-meel] /French eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1865–1950, Swiss composer and teacher: created eurythmics.
  • jerusalem cross — a cross whose four arms are each capped with a crossbar and often with a small Greek cross centered in each quadrant.
  • jukebox musical — a musical play or film that is based around a series of well-known popular songs
  • kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.
  • kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
  • kelmscott manor — a Tudor house near Lechlade in Oxfordshire: home (1871–96) of William Morris
  • kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
  • ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
  • lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
  • latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
  • lazaro cardenas — Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • legacy software — legacy system
  • legal successor — a person or thing that legally follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office
  • lemon socialism — the policy of a government in a nominally free-market country of bailing out large failing private companies with taxpayers’ money
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