14-letter words containing l, o, r, y
- cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
- cyclone cellar — (in the US) a cellar designed to give protection from violent storms and cyclones
- cylinder block — the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
- cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
- decarboxylases — Plural form of decarboxylase.
- dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
- delivery order — a document that records an order for delivery of goods
- democratically — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
- demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- dinner trolley — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disconcertedly — In a disconcerted manner.
- discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
- discourteously — In a discourteous manner.
- discovery club — a division of Camp Fire, Inc., for members who are 12 or 13 years of age.
- discretionally — At one's discretion.
- disillusionary — of or relating to disillusion
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- disprovability — The ability to be disproven; refutability.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- door-key child — latchkey child.
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- drowned valley — a valley that, having been flooded by the sea, now exists as a bay or estuary.
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- earl of surrey — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- electrobiology — (physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms.
- electrocautery — Cautery using a needle or other instrument that is electrically heated.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electrolytical — Dated form of electrolytic.
- electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
- electronically — By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
- electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
- electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
- electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
- electrovalency — (physics) The net electric charge on an ion.