14-letter words containing c, y, l, o
- bachelor party — A bachelor party is a party for a man who is getting married very soon, to which only men are invited.
- barometrically — By means of a barometer.
- benzyl alcohol — a colorless, faintly aromatic, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, used chiefly as a solvent in the manufacture of perfumes and flavorings, and as an intermediate in the synthesis of benzyl esters and ethers.
- bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
- bioclimatology — the study of the effects of climatic conditions on living organisms
- bioelectricity — electricity generated by a living organism
- bornyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 12 H 20 O 2 , having a piny, camphorlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume, and as a plasticizer.
- bornyl alcohol — white solid alcohol from a Malaysian tree
- boulder canyon — a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada, above Boulder Dam.
- brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
- bubble company — a company whose shares are highly valued and then plummet
- by acclamation — by an overwhelming majority without a ballot
- by implication — If you say that something is the case by implication, you mean that a statement, event, or situation implies that it is the case.
- c power supply — a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant voltage bias to a control electrode of a vacuum tube.
- cacodylic acid — a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent, poisonous solid, (CH 3) 2 AsOOH, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an herbicide.
- cadmium yellow — a very vivid yellow containing cadmium sulphide
- call into play — to begin to operate
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- caltrop family — the plant family Zygophyllaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having pinnate leaves, solitary or paired regular flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the creosote bush, lignum vitae, and puncture vine.
- campylobacters — Plural form of campylobacter.
- campylotropous — (of an ovule) curved so that the micropyle and funiculus almost touch
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- capital outlay — a capital expenditure.
- carbonyl group — the bivalent radical CO, occurring in acids, ketones, aldehydes, and their derivatives.
- carboxyl group — functional group in organic acids
- celestial body — an object visible in the sky, such as a planet
- characterology — the academic study of character
- charity school — an elementary school, usually funded by charitable persons or organizations, for those unable to pay: a forerunner of the public-school system.
- charter colony — a colony, such as Virginia or Massachusetts, created by royal charter under the control of an individual, trading company, etc, and exempt from interference by the Crown
- cherry blossom — the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries, prized for their beauty
- chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
- chlorcyclizine — an antihistamine, C18H21ClN2, used for treating allergies
- chloroargyrite — a greyish-yellow or colourless soft secondary mineral consisting of silver chloride in cubic crystalline form: a source of silver. Formula: AgCl
- chloroethylene — vinyl chloride.
- chlorophyllase — an enzyme found in plants that decomposes chlorophyll by removing the phytol chain.
- chlorophyllous — of or containing chlorophyll.
- cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
- cholecystotomy — the surgical procedure of cutting into the gall bladder in order to extract gallstones
- choledochotomy — incision of the common bile duct.
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- choral society — an organization of amateur singers
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- circumlocutory — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- classificatory — the act of classifying.
- clinopyroxenes — Plural form of clinopyroxene.
- clitoridectomy — the surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- cocktail party — A cocktail party is a party, usually held in the early evening, where cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are served. People often dress quite formally for them.
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution