13-letter words containing l, y, c, a, o
- faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
- false economy — an attempt to save money which actually leads to greater expense
- family doctor — a general practitioner.
- fatty alcohol — any of several long-chain alcohols from animals or plants, analogous to the fatty acids, used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, etc.
- floristically — In a floristic manner.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- formulaically — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
- geochemically — In a geochemical manner.
- geometrically — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
- glycolic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 2 H 4 O 3 , that is a major substrate for photorespiration in plants: used chiefly for textile printing and dyeing and in pesticides.
- glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynecological — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hockey player — sportsperson: plays hockey
- holy alliance — a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe in 1815 with the professed object of promoting Christian brotherhood but the practical object of repressing democratic revolutions and institutions. The English and Turkish rulers and Pope Pius VII did not join the league.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- horologically — of or relating to horology.
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypobranchial — situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.
- hypocalcaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypocalcemia.
- hypocalcaemic — of or relating to hypocalcaemia
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypoglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hypoglycemic.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- hyponymically — In a hyponymic way.
- hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- iceland poppy — any of various widely cultivated arctic poppies, esp Papaver nudicaule, with white or yellow nodding flowers
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- ideologically — of or relating to ideology.
- idiomatically — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
- illocutionary — pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.