14-letter words containing l, d, c
- chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
- choroid plexus — a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
- circumvallated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate.
- ciudad bolivar — a port in E Venezuela, on the Orinoco River: accessible to ocean-going vessels. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes.
- clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
- clarendon code — four acts passed by the Cavalier Parliament between 1661 and 1665 to deal with the religious problems of the Restoration
- class schedule — In a school or college, a class schedule is a list that shows the times in the week at which particular subjects are taught. You can also refer to the range of subjects that a student learns or the classes that a teacher teaches as their class schedule.
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- clean and jerk — a lift in which a barbell is raised from the floor to shoulder height where it is brought to rest and then, with a lunging movement by the lifter, is thrust overhead so the arms extend straight in the air, being held in this position for a short, specified length of time.
- clean-and-jerk — a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead
- cleaning fluid — a solvent or other solution for removing stains or cleaning particular objects
- clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
- cliffside park — a city in NE New Jersey.
- clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
- clitoridectomy — the surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
- closed couplet — a couplet that concludes with an end-stopped line.
- closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- clouded sulfur — a sulfur butterfly, Colias philodice, having yellow wings with black edges and larvae that feed on clover and other legumes.
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
- cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
- coffee-colored — having the medium-brown color of coffee mixed with cream or milk; moderately brown.
- coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
- collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
- collateralized — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralize.
- colombian gold — a potent marijuana grown in South America.
- colorado river — a state in the W United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
- colorado topaz — a tawny-coloured form of topaz found in Colorado
- colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- command module — the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle
- commercialised — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- commercialized — spoiled by commercial exploitation; degraded
- commodity loan — a loan made to producers of commodities, whereby the trader buys commodities on credit and returns the loan after the commodities are sold
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- compound fault — a series of closely spaced faults
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- compusult ltd. — A computer consulting firm (in Newfoundland, Canada?) that provides a public access Unix.
- computer model — a model of a process or object created on a computer
- concentratedly — with intense mental application
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.