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14-letter words containing c, y

  • astronomically — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
  • astrophysicist — An astrophysicist is someone who studies astrophysics.
  • asymmetrically — not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric.
  • asymptotically — of or relating to an asymptote.
  • asynchronicity — (uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.
  • asynchronistic — Not synchronistic.
  • asynchronously — In an asynchronous manner.
  • at one's mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
  • atomic physics — the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of atomic nuclei
  • attractability — The quality of being attractable.
  • auditory canal — the narrow passageway from the outer ear to the eardrum.
  • autocoprophagy — the consumption of one's own faeces
  • autocratically — In an autocratic manner.
  • autoreactivity — (immunology) The condition of being autoreactive.
  • avalanche lily — a wildflower (Erythronium montanum) of the lily family, native to the mountain meadows of Washington and Oregon and blooming in June among the melting snowbanks
  • avoidance play — a play by the declarer designed to prevent a particular opponent from taking the lead.
  • award ceremony — ceremony at which an award is presented
  • bachelor party — A bachelor party is a party for a man who is getting married very soon, to which only men are invited.
  • back o' beyond — remote; out-of-the-way; isolated.
  • back of beyond — a very remote place
  • backbreakingly — In a backbreaking manner.
  • barometrically — By means of a barometer.
  • base community — (especially in South America) a group of people taking part in religious devotions and Bible study, who seek to apply this in their socioeconomic and political situation.
  • basic industry — an industry which is highly important in a nation's economy
  • basidiomycetes — Mycology. any of a group of fungi constituting the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or, in older classification schemes, the class Basidiomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), characterized by bearing the spores on a basidium, including the smuts, rust, mushrooms, and puffballs.
  • basque country — Theregion comprising three provinces in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay, inhabited by Basques: 2,803 sq mi (7,260 sq km); pop. 2,104,000
  • bathygraphical — (of a maps) representing the contours of the seabed
  • battery backup — A battery backup is a system in some power supplies that switches between a main power source and a battery.
  • bayonet charge — a charge by riflemen with fixed bayonets
  • bayonet socket — a socket for a bayonet fitting
  • beauty contest — A beauty contest is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.
  • beauty culture — the skill or occupation of a beautician
  • becquerel rays — rays given off by radioactive substances
  • belaying cleat — a cleat used for belaying
  • benday process — a process for adding tone or shading, as in reproducing drawings, by the overlay on the plate of patterns, as of dots
  • benzyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 9 H 10 O 2 , having a flowerlike odor: used chiefly for flavoring tobacco and in soaps and cosmetics.
  • 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.
  • beyond compare — If you describe something as beyond compare, you mean that it is extremely good or extremely great.
  • bicycle-racing — the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
  • binary counter — (electronics, hardware)   A digital circuit which has a clock input and a number of count outputs which give the number of clock cycles. The output may change either on rising or falling clock edges. The circuit may also have a reset input which sets all outputs to zero when asserted. The counter may be either a synchronous counter or a ripple counter.
  • binary package — (software)   An archive file that contains all files and directories that must be installed in order to make a working installation of the program(s) included in the package, and the maintainer scripts necessary for the installation. A binary package is usually specific to a certain platform, in contrast to a source package.
  • 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
  • biocybernetics — the branch of cybernetics that deals with the control and communication systems of living organisms
  • bioelectricity — electricity generated by a living organism
  • biosystematics — the study of the variation and evolution of a population of organisms in relation to their taxonomic classification
  • bird sanctuary — an area of land in which birds are protected and encouraged to breed
  • black mulberry — a small deciduous tree, Morus nigra, with small leaves, producing edible fruit
  • black-eyed pea — Black-eyed peas are beige seeds with black marks that are eaten as a vegetable. They are from a plant called the cowpea.
  • bletchley park — the Buckinghamshire estate which was the centre of British code-breaking operations during World War II
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