16-letter words containing c, o, t, y, l, e
- cost-efficiently — cost-effective.
- counterfactually — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- croydon facelift — the tightening effect on the skin of a woman's face caused by securing the hair at the back of the head in a tight ponytail
- crystal detector — a demodulator, used esp in microwave circuits and in early radio receivers, consisting of a thin metal wire in point contact with a semiconductor crystal
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- cyclohexamantane — (chemistry) A certain diamondoid, C26H30.
- cystourethrocele — A urethrocele occurring with a cystocele.
- cytotechnologist — a technician who specializes in identifying cells and cellular abnormalities.
- cytotoxic t cell — a killer T cell
- deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
- delayed reaction — response after an interval
- depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
- dermatologically — In a dermatological way.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- dictionary flame — [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise. A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality. Compare spelling flame.
- diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
- dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
- diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
- documentary film — factual, informative film
- dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
- electrochemistry — The branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
- electrohydraulic — Relating to electrohydraulics.
- electrolytic gas — a mixture of two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen by volume, formed by the electrolysis of water
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.
- electrophilicity — (chemistry, uncountable) the condition of being electrophilic.
- electrosynthesis — synthesis produced by means of an electric current
- endowment policy — a document containing a record, and the terms and conditions of, an endowment mortgage.
- eschatologically — In an eschatological manner.
- ethnocentrically — In an ethnocentric way.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- extracorporeally — Outside the body.
- ferroelectricity — (physics) The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analagous to ferromagnetism.
- fertility factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- hayes-compatible — (communications) A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
- healthcare proxy — a legal document in which a person can appoint someone to make decisions about medical treatment in the event that he or she is no longer mentally competent or able to communicate.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hemolytic anemia — an anemic condition characterized by the destruction of red blood cells: seen in some drug reactions and in certain infectious and hereditary disorders.
- hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
- hydroelectricity — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
- inconceivability — (uncountable) The quality of being inconceivable.
- incontestability — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- incontrovertibly — not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth.
- inconvertibility — The condition of being inconvertible.
- induced topology — a topology of a subset of a topological space, obtained by intersecting the subset with every open set in the topology of the space.
- intervocalically — (phonology) Between vowels.
- intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.