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17-letter words containing c, l, o, y, m

  • glycosaminoglycan — any of a class of polysaccharides derived from hexosamine that form mucins when complexed with proteins: formerly called mucopolysaccharide.
  • gunboat diplomacy — diplomatic relations involving the use or threat of military force, especially by a powerful nation against a weaker one.
  • haematocrystallin — Alternative form of hematocrystallin.
  • hamiltonian cycle — Hamiltonian problem
  • harmonic analysis — the calculation of Fourier series and their generalization.
  • heterochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth consisting of distinct sepals and petals
  • hippocampal gyrus — a convolution on the inner surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum, bordering the hippocampus.
  • homeland security — national defence
  • homolytic fission — the dissociation of a molecule into two neutral fragments
  • hypocholesteremia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
  • hypodermic needle — a hollow needle used to inject solutions subcutaneously.
  • hypovolemic shock — a type of shock caused by reduced blood volume, as from massive bleeding or dehydration.
  • ideogrammatically — In terms of, or by means of, ideograms.
  • income inequality — a situation in which there is great disparity in income within a society
  • incommunicability — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
  • incomprehensively — In an incomprehensive manner.
  • incompressibility — The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure.
  • joachim du bellay — Joachim [French zhaw-a-keem] /French ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), Bellay, Joachim du.
  • knowledge economy — an economy in which information services are dominant as an area of growth
  • kyoto common lisp — (language)   (KCL) An implementation of Common Lisp by T. Yuasa <[email protected]> and M. Hagiya <[email protected]>, written in C to run under Unix-like operating systems. KCL is compiled to ANSI C. It conforms to Common Lisp as described in Guy Steele's book and is available under a licence agreement. E-mail: <[email protected]> (bug reports). Mailing list: [email protected], [email protected]
  • law of trichotomy — the property that for natural numbers a and b , either a is less than b , a equals b , or a is greater than b .
  • liberal democracy — a democracy based on the recognition of individual rights and freedoms, in which decisions from direct or representative processes prevail in many policy areas
  • luminous efficacy — the quotient of the luminous flux of a radiation and its corresponding radiant flux
  • lymphangiographic — Relating to lymphangiography.
  • lymphocytopoiesis — Lymphopoiesis.
  • machado y morales — Gerardo [he-rahr-th aw] /hɛˈrɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1939, president of Cuba 1925–33.
  • macroevolutionary — Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution.
  • magnetoelasticity — the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.
  • malay archipelago — an extensive island group in the Indian and Pacific oceans, SE of Asia, including the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, and the Philippines.
  • many-valued logic — the study of logical systems in which the truth-values that a proposition may have are not restricted to two, representing only truth and falsity
  • mayflower compact — an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
  • metabolic pathway — biochemistry: sequence of reactions within a cell or organism
  • methyl isocyanate — Chemistry. a highly toxic, flammable, colorless liquid, CH 3 NCO, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pesticides: in 1984, the accidental release of a cloud of this gas in Bhopal, India, killed more than 1700 people and injured over 200,000.
  • microbiologically — With regard to microbiology.
  • microevolutionary — Of or pertaining to microevolution.
  • micropaleontology — the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
  • military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
  • molecular biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
  • monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
  • monkeygland sauce — a piquant sauce, made from tomatoes, ketchup, fruit chutney, garlic, spices, etc
  • monochromatically — of or having one color.
  • monolith catalyst — A monolith catalyst is a type of catalyst whose surface is flat.
  • monte carlo rally — an annual car rally the destination of which is Monte Carlo
  • motorcycle engine — the engine of a motorcycle
  • motorcycle racing — sport: competing on motorcycles
  • multicollinearity — (statistics) A phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, so that the coefficient estimates may change erratically in response to small changes in the model or data.
  • muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
  • mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
  • national cemetery — a cemetery, maintained by the U.S. government, for persons who have served honorably in the armed forces.
  • nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
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