16-letter words containing c, u, l, y, i
- publicity agency — an advertising agency; a firm that gets publicity for people or products
- pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- quasi-compulsory — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- republican party — one of the two major political parties in the U.S.: originated 1854–56.
- sb will be lucky — If you say that someone will be lucky to do or get something, you mean that they are very unlikely to do or get it, and will definitely not do or get any more than that.
- scarborough lily — a plant, Vallota speciosa, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of funnel-shaped, scarlet flowers.
- security analyst — a person who specializes in evaluating information regarding stocks and bonds.
- security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
- security council — the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.
- self-sufficiency — able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self-sufficient.
- single occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as at a hotel, for one person in a room.
- sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
- st. lucie cherry — mahaleb.
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- tray agriculture — hydroponics.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- uncompromisingly — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
- unconfirmability — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
- unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- undecylenic acid — a light-colored liquid with a fruity odor, C 11 H 21 O 2 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in perfumes, flavors, plastics, and medicine.
- unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- urinary calculus — a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract.
- utility function — a function relating specific goods and services in an economy to individual preferences
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.