15-letter words containing c, y, l, o, t, a
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- 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.
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- party political — Party political matters relate to political parties.
- photoelasticity — the phenomenon of double refraction of polarized light by a transparent substance under elastic stress, used to measure strain in elastic, transparent materials.
- phototactically — in a phototactic manner
- phototropically — in a phototropic manner
- physical optics — the branch of optics concerned with the wave properties of light, the superposition of waves, the deviation of light from its rectilinear propagation in a manner other than that considered by geometrical optics, the interaction of light with matter, and the quantum, corpuscular aspects of light.
- physicalization — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- pinocytotically — by the process of pinocytosis or in a pinocytotic manner
- play havoc with — bring chaos to
- political party — an organization of people who share the same views about the way power should be used in a country or society (through government, policy-making, etc)
- polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
- postapocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
- psychopathology — the science or study of mental disorders.
- public lavatory — a public toilet
- pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- quality control — a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in an existing product or service by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required.
- racial minority — a group of a certain race that are in the minority compared to a larger group, the rest of the population, etc
- 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.
- 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.
- refectory table — a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends.
- royal worcester — Worcester china made after 1862
- saprophytically — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- social mobility — mobility (def 2).
- social security — (usually initial capital letters) a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups.
- socialist party — a U.S. political party advocating socialism, formed about 1900 chiefly by former members of the Social Democratic Party and the Socialist Labor Party.
- society islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific: administratively part of French Polynesia; consists of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands; became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. Pop: 214 445 (2002). Area: 1595 sq km (616 sq miles)
- socioculturally — from a sociocultural point of view
- solipsistically — in a solipsistic manner
- sophisticatedly — (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
- stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
- stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
- stokesay castle — a fortified manor house near Craven Arms in Shropshire: built in the 12th century, with a 16th-century gatehouse
- sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
- syllogistically — of or relating to a syllogism.
- symptomatically — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.