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15-letter words containing l, a, c, h, r, y

  • eleutherodactyl — (of a bird) having the hind toe free
  • encephalography — Any of various techniques for recording the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
  • endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
  • ethyl carbamate — a colourless odourless crystalline ester that is used in the manufacture of pesticides, fungicides, and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CO(NH2)OC2H5
  • flying characin — hatchetfish (def 2).
  • geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
  • gladbach-rheydt — a former city in W Germany; now part of Mönchengladbach.
  • gramophonically — in a gramophonic manner
  • graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
  • graphologically — In terms of or by means of graphology.
  • hard-luck story — a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy
  • heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
  • hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
  • heterocercality — the condition or state of having a heterocercal tail
  • heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
  • holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • holographically — In a holographic way.
  • horticulturally — With respect to horticulture.
  • hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
  • hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
  • hydraulic fluid — a fluid, usually of low viscosity, as oil, used in a hydraulic system.
  • hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
  • hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
  • hydrobiological — of or relating to hydrobiology
  • hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
  • hydropathically — in a hydropathic manner; in a manner relating to hydropathy
  • hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
  • hygroscopically — In a hygroscopic way.
  • hypercalcinuria — Condition of high levels of calcium in the urine as caused by high levels of bone resorption seen in osteoporosis or hyperthyroidism.
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hypercatalectic — (of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Compare acatalectic (def 2), catalectic.
  • hypercoagulable — related to excessive coagulation of the blood or blood clots
  • hypercritically — In a hypercritical manner.
  • hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hypochlorhydria — (pathology) The presence of an insufficient amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
  • hypochondriacal — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
  • ideographically — an ideogram.
  • interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • john barleycorn — a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.
  • kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
  • kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
  • laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
  • laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
  • lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
  • local authority — council, local government
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