13-letter words containing l, y, c, a
- thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- to play havoc — If one thing plays havoc with another or wreaks havoc on it, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it.
- topologically — the study of those properties of geometric forms that remain invariant under certain transformations, as bending or stretching.
- touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- traumatically — of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- tricarboxylic — pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
- tricarpellary — having three carpels.
- tropical year — year (def 4b).
- type locality — Biology. the locality in which a type specimen was collected.
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- typologically — the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols, especially in scriptural literature.
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- un-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- uncomfortably — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
- unconceivably — inconceivably
- unconformably — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconquerably — in an invincible manner
- uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- unequivocally — in a way that is clear and unambiguous: The theme is unequivocally religious.
- unexpectantly — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unmaliciously — not in a malicious manner
- unnecessarily — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- unperceivably — imperceptibly
- unpredictably — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unpunctuality — the quality or state of being punctual.
- unreclaimably — in an unreclaimable manner
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner
- unreluctantly — unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
- unsymmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- uridylic acid — nucleotide consisting of uracil, ribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of RNA
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- vernacularity — the quality or state of being vernacular
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vindicatorily — in a vindicatory manner
- vinyl acetate — a colorless, easily polymerized, water-insoluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced by the reaction of acetylene and acetic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, films, paints, and adhesives.
- vinyl alcohol — an unstable liquid compound, C 2 H 4 O, found only in the form of its esters or as the polymer polyvinyl alcohol.
- vinyl plastic — any of various plastics made from polymerized vinyl compounds or copolymers of vinyl and other resins, used in various molded or extruded products, coatings, adhesives, sizes, etc.
- virologically — in a manner relating to virology
- visual acuity — acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to define certain letters at a given distance, usually 20 feet (6 meters). Abbreviation: V.
- wassily chair — a chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, having a chromium-plated tubular steel frame over which strips of canvas or leather of varying widths are stretched to form the seat, back, and arms.
- wholistically — Alternative form of holistically.
- wild hyacinth — any of several plants having usually blue flowers resembling those of a hyacinth, as Camassia scilloides, of the central U.S., or Triteleia hyacinthina, of western North America.