16-letter words containing l, y, c, a
- commonsensically — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- commonwealth day — the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated (now on the second Monday in March) as a holiday in many parts of the Commonwealth
- community leader — a leading figure in a community
- companionability — The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
- complex analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with analytic functions of a complex variable.
- complexity class — (algorithm) A collection of algorithms or computable functions with the same complexity.
- composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny petalless flowers and a ray of petals extending from the flowers at the rim of the disk, some flower heads being composed only of a disk or a ray and some plants having clusters of flower heads, and including the aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, and zinnia.
- compositionality — The property of being compositional.
- consanguineously — In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
- consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- conspiratorially — the act of conspiring.
- constitutionally — in composition or physique
- constructability — Alternative form of constructibility.
- constructionally — In a constructional manner.
- content analysis — analysis to determine the meaning, purpose, or effect of any type of communication, as literature, newspapers, or broadcasts, by studying and evaluating the details, innuendoes, and implications of the content, recurrent themes, etc.
- continental army — the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington.
- contingency plan — a plan to be carried out if a more likely or desired outcome does not happen
- control freakery — an obsessive need to be in control of what is happening
- controversiality — The quality or state of being controversial.
- conversationally — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
- coreferentiality — (of two words or phrases) having reference to the same person or thing.
- cornelian cherry — a flowering tree of the dogwood family Cornus mas
- corporate lawyer — a lawyer who works for a corporation
- counterfactually — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- cramp sb's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behavior in some way.
- cray instability — A shortcoming of a program or algorithm that manifests itself only when a large problem is being run on a powerful machine such as a Cray. Generally more subtle than bugs that can be detected in smaller problems running on a workstation or minicomputer.
- critical density — the density of matter that would be required to halt the expansion of the universe
- cross of calvary — a Latin cross with a representation of steps beneath it.
- croydon facelift — the tightening effect on the skin of a woman's face caused by securing the hair at the back of the head in a tight ponytail
- cryptozoological — (cryptozoology) Of or pertaining to cryptozoology.
- crystal detector — a demodulator, used esp in microwave circuits and in early radio receivers, consisting of a thin metal wire in point contact with a semiconductor crystal
- crystalline lens — a biconvex transparent elastic structure in the eye situated behind the iris, serving to focus images on the retina
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
- cuban royal palm — a feather palm, Roystonea regia, of tropical America, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle, drooping leaves from 10 to 15 feet (3 to 5 meters) long, and small, round fruit.
- cut and blow-dry — a hairdressing procedure in which the customer's hair is cut and blow-dried
- cyclohexamantane — (chemistry) A certain diamondoid, C26H30.
- cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
- cytotrophoblasts — Plural form of cytotrophoblast.
- d-glyceraldehyde — an isomer of glyceraldehyde in which the OH group is on the right side of the asymmetric carbon atom.
- decimal currency — a system of currency in which the monetary units are parts or powers of ten
- delayed reaction — response after an interval
- delaying tactics — techniques used to delay sth
- dermatologically — In a dermatological way.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- diagrammatically — in the form of a diagram; graphic; outlined.
- dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
- dictionary flame — [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise. A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality. Compare spelling flame.
- diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters