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14-letter words containing c, y, l, o, t, r

  • electrolytical — Dated form of electrolytic.
  • electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
  • electronically — By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
  • electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
  • electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
  • electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
  • electrovalency — (physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • enforceability — The quality of being enforceable.
  • erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
  • ethyl chloride — a colorless liquid, C2H5Cl, prepared by heating ethyl alcohol with hydrogen chloride in the presence of zinc chloride: used in preparing tetraethyl lead and ethyl cellulose, and as a local anesthetic
  • exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
  • factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
  • firth of clyde — an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)
  • firth-of-clyde — a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
  • foley catheter — an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods.
  • forcible entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
  • friction layer — the atmospheric layer extending up to about 600 m, in which the aerodynamic effects of surface friction are appreciable
  • frictionlessly — In a frictionless way; without friction.
  • galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
  • geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hydrolytically — By means of hydrolysis.
  • hydrophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being hydrophilic.
  • hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
  • hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
  • hypocritically — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
  • ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
  • incorporeality — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
  • introductorily — By way of introduction.
  • irrevocability — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • karyotypically — (cytology) With regard to the karyotype.
  • kyoto protocol — climate change agreement
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
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