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

myocardial infarction — heart attack. Abbreviation: MI.
nitrosylsulfuric acid — a clear, straw-colored, oily, corrosive liquid, HNO 5 S, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
north atlantic treaty — the treaty (1949) signed by 12 countries, providing for the establishment of NATO.
olympic national park — a national park in NW Washington. 1323 sq. mi. (3425 sq. km).
orthogonal trajectory — the locus of a point whose path cuts each curve of a family of curves at right angles.
physical anthropology — the branch of anthropology dealing with the evolutionary changes in human anatomy and physiology, using mensurational and descriptive techniques.
piezoelectric crystal — a crystal, such as quartz, that produces a potential difference across its opposite faces when under mechanical stress
place of safety order — (in Britain) under the Children and Young Persons Act 1969, an order granted by a justice to a person or agency granting authority to detain a child or young person and take him or her to a place of safety for not more than 28 days, because of the child's actual or likely ill-treatment or neglect, etc
politically incorrect — not politically correct; potentially offensive to a particular group of people: politically incorrect jokes.
polygenic inheritance — the heredity of complex characters that are determined by a large number of genes, each one usually having a relatively small effect.
primitive dicotyledon — any living relative of early angiosperms that branched off before the evolution of monocotyledons and eudicotyledons. The group comprises about 5 per cent of the world's plants
public-key encryption — (cryptography) (PKE, Or "public-key cryptography") An encryption scheme, introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, where each person gets a pair of keys, called the public key and the private key. Each person's public key is published while the private key is kept secret. Messages are encrypted using the intended recipient's public key and can only be decrypted using his private key. This is often used in conjunction with a digital signature. The need for sender and receiver to share secret information (keys) via some secure channel is eliminated: all communications involve only public keys, and no private key is ever transmitted or shared. Public-key encryption can be used for authentication, confidentiality, integrity and non-repudiation. See also knapsack problem.
pulmonary circulation — the circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart.
quadralay corporation — (company) The developers of GWHIS. Telephone: +1 512-346-9199. Fax: +1 512-346-8990.
rectangular hyperbola — a hyperbola with perpendicular asymptotes
redevelopment company — a private corporation or a public agency that stimulates the improvement of land, as through a building project subject to certain designs and controls, by financing, selling, or leasing such real estate to interested buyers or lessees.
rocky mountain locust — a migratory locust, Melanoplus spretus, that occurs in North America, especially the Great Plains, where swarms cause great damage to crops and other vegetation.
royal victorian order — (in Britain) an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1896, membership of which is conferred for special services to the sovereign
scarlet monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
schlieren photography — a type of photography which records schlieren
scorched earth policy — a military practice of devastating the property and agriculture of an area before abandoning it to an advancing enemy.
scorched-earth policy — a military practice of devastating the property and agriculture of an area before abandoning it to an advancing enemy.
seventeen-year locust — a cicada, Magicicada septendecim, of the eastern U.S., having nymphs that live in the soil, usually emerging in great numbers after 17 years in the North or 13 years in the South.
social inquiry report — (in Britain) a report on a person and his or her circumstances, which may be required by a court before sentencing and is made by a probation officer or a social worker from a local authority social services department
socialist labor party — a U.S. political party, organized in 1874, advocating the peaceful introduction of socialism.
sport utility vehicle — a rugged vehicle with a trucklike chassis and four-wheel drive, designed for occasional off-road use. Abbreviation: SUV.
sport-utility vehicle — a rugged vehicle with a trucklike chassis and four-wheel drive, designed for occasional off-road use. Abbreviation: SUV.
statutory declaration — a declaration made under statutory authority before a justice of the peace or commissioner for oaths which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath
structural psychology — psychology centering on the analysis of the structure or content of conscious mental states by introspective methods.
summary court-martial — a court-martial composed of one commissioned officer, authorized to try minor offenses against military law.
sunday school teacher — someone who teaches at a Sunday school
tartarian honeysuckle — an Asian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, having fragrant, white to pink flowers.
the household cavalry — a group of British soldiers on horseback who have the job of protecting the king or queen and their family
the royal scots greys — (formerly) a British cavalry regiment, the Second Dragoons
the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
theoretical physicist — a scientist who studies theoretical physics
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
to be public property — to be publicly owned
to play the race card — if someone plays the race card they bring up the issue of race in a discussion, perhaps for sympathy or to seek popularity by appealing to racist sentiment
to pull your socks up — If you tell someone to pull their socks up, you mean that they should start working or studying harder, because they have been lazy or careless.
trichloroacetaldehyde — chloral (def 1).
university of iceland — (body, education) The Home of Fjolnir.
voice-stress analyzer — a machine purported to detect stress in a human voice and to ascertain a person's truthfulness.
volumetric efficiency — the ratio of fluid delivered by a piston or ram pump per stroke to the displacement volume of the piston or ram
voluntary association — a group of individuals joined together on the basis of mutual interest or common objectives, especially a business group that is not organized or constituted as a legal entity.
x-ray crystallography — the determination of the structure of a crystal by the use of x-ray diffraction.

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