14-letter words containing l, a, y, e
- 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
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- ciliary muscle — the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye.
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- clausius cycle — Rankine cycle.
- clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord
- clickety-clack — a rhythmic, swiftly paced succession of alternating clicks and clacks, as the sound produced by the wheels of a train moving over tracks.
- climate canary — a human being or other living organism whose lack of health indicates environmental problems, reminiscent of the way in which live canaries were once used to detect the presence of poisonous gas in coal mines
- clinkety-clank — a succession of alternating clinks and clanks: the clinkety-clank of armored vehicles on the rough road.
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
- coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
- come naturally — If something comes naturally to you, you find it easy to do and quickly become good at it.
- commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- compensability — eligibility for compensation
- concealability — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- conceivability — capable of being conceived; imaginable.
- concentratedly — with intense mental application
- concentrically — having a common center, as circles or spheres.
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
- confessionally — in a confessional manner
- confidentially — Confidentially is used to say that what you are telling someone is a secret and should not be discussed with anyone else.
- connectability — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
- conquerability — the state or quality of being surmountable
- conservatively — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- consultatively — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
- contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contestability — The property of being contestable or debatable.
- continentality — the degree to which the climate of a region typifies that of the interior of a large landmass.
- conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- correctability — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
- crystal defect — defect (def 3).
- crystal palace — a building of glass and iron designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Erected in Hyde Park, London, it was moved to Sydenham (1852–53): destroyed by fire in 1936
- crystal system — any of six, or sometimes seven, classifications of crystals depending on their symmetry. The classes are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Sometimes an additional system, trigonal, is distinguished, although this is usually included in the hexagonal system
- crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
- crystallizable — That can be crystallized.
- curvilinearity — consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure.
- cutlery drawer — a drawer in which cutlery is kept
- cyanoacetylene — a nitrile compound known to exist in interstellar clouds
- cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
- cybernetically — using cybernetics
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
- cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
- cyclone cellar — (in the US) a cellar designed to give protection from violent storms and cyclones