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14-letter words containing c, y, a, n, o, s

  • cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
  • cyclooxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • decay constant — the reciprocal of the decay time.
  • deinonychosaur — Any omnivorous or carnivorous coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauria.
  • diagnostically — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  • disconsolately — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
  • discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
  • discretionally — At one's discretion.
  • discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
  • disneyfication — to create or alter in a simplified, sentimentalized, or contrived form or manner: museums that have become Disneyfied to attract more visitors.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • encompassingly — So as to encompass.
  • encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
  • encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
  • endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
  • eugeosynclinal — of or relating to a eugeosyncline
  • exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
  • fabian society — a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means.
  • gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
  • hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
  • hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.
  • ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
  • idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
  • idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
  • inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
  • inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
  • innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • isocyanic acid — an unstable acid, CHNO, tautomeric with cyanic acid, known only in the form of its salts.
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
  • jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • logical syntax — syntactics.
  • macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
  • masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
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