14-letter words containing e, y, r
- byzantine rite — the rite of the Greek Orthodox Church and of certain Uniat churches, observed in the Greek language.
- c power supply — a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant voltage bias to a control electrode of a vacuum tube.
- cagayan de oro — city in E Mindanao, in the Philippines; pop. 340,000
- calgary redeye — a drink consisting of a mixture of beer and tomato juice.
- caller display — a facility which shows the number of an incoming call
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- campylobacters — Plural form of campylobacter.
- canary creeper — a climbing plant, Tropaeolum peregrinum, similar to the nasturtium but with smaller yellow flowers and lobed leaves
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- capillary tube — a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc
- carotid artery — A carotid artery is one of the two arteries in the neck that supply the head with blood.
- carry the ball — to assume responsibility; take command
- carrying place — portage (def 3).
- cathedral city — a city that has a cathedral
- catty-cornered — cater-cornered
- cavalry charge — a charge by mounted troops
- cayenne pepper — Cayenne pepper or cayenne is a red powder with a hot taste which is made from dried peppers and is used to flavour food.
- celery cabbage — Chinese cabbage.
- central valley — the chief wine-producing region of California, centered in San Joaquin County.
- cerebral palsy — Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to a baby's brain before or during its birth, which makes its limbs and muscles permanently weak.
- character type — a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together in an individual
- characterology — the academic study of character
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- 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
- checkered lily — a lily, Fritillaria meleagris, native to Europe, having solitary, checkered, red-purple flowers mottled with greenish yellow.
- cherry blossom — the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries, prized for their beauty
- cherry orchard — an orchard planted in cherry trees
- cherry-picking — to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components.
- cheyenne river — a river flowing NE from E Wyoming to the Missouri River in South Dakota. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- children's day — the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.
- chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
- chimney corner — a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- 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.
- 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.
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- choral society — an organization of amateur singers
- christian year — a year in the ecclesiastical calendar, used especially in reference to the various feast days and special seasons.
- christmasberry — toyon.
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- chrysanthemums — Plural form of chrysanthemum.
- ciliary muscle — the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye.
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord