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

  • not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
  • nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
  • nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
  • nucleosynthetic — Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis.
  • olfactory nerve — either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.
  • oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
  • orderly officer — Military. officer of the day, as in the British army or, formerly, in the U.S. Army.
  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
  • overconfidently — In an overconfident manner.
  • oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
  • oxytetracycline — a dull-yellow, crystalline antibiotic powder, C 2 2 H 2 4 N 2 O 9 , produced by Streptomyces rimosus, used chiefly in treating infections caused by streptococci, staphylococci, Gram-negative bacilli, rickettsiae, and certain protozoans and viruses.
  • package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
  • paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
  • perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
  • peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
  • phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • photoelasticity — the phenomenon of double refraction of polarized light by a transparent substance under elastic stress, used to measure strain in elastic, transparent materials.
  • phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
  • physical memory — (memory management)   The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
  • physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
  • phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
  • planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
  • plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
  • policy issuance — Policy issuance is the process of creating an insurance policy and providing it to the policyholder.
  • polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • polychloroprene — a chloroprene polymer
  • polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
  • polyelectrolyte — an electrolyte of high molecular weight, usually polymeric, either natural or synthetic.
  • popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
  • problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
  • public property — Public property is land and other assets that belong to the general public and not to a private owner.
  • pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
  • pyroelectricity — electrification or electrical polarity produced in certain crystals by temperature changes.
  • pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
  • radial velocity — the component of the motion of a star away from or toward the earth along its line of sight, expressed in miles or kilometers per second and determined by the shift in the wavelength of light emitted by the star.
  • radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
  • radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • reality fiction — a satirical parody of a reality TV show
  • recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • reconcilability — capable of being reconciled.
  • recycle solvent — A recycle solvent is a solvent (= a substance that can dissolve another substance) which is used in a recovery system.
  • refectory table — a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends.
  • reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
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