13-letter words containing l, y, c
- chimney wheel — smokejack.
- chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- chlorophyll-b — the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, and occurring in a bluish-black form, C 55 H 72 MgN 4 O 5 (chlorophyll a) and a dark-green form, C 55 H 70 MgN 4 O 6 (chlorophyll b)
- chloroxylenol — (chemistry) A compound with the chemical formula C8H9ClO, commonly used in antibacterial soaps and toxic to fish.
- cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
- chromatically — In a chromatic manner.
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromatolytic — relating to chromatolysis
- chrome yellow — any yellow pigment consisting of lead chromate mixed with lead sulphate
- chromosomally — With reference to chromosomes.
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chylification — the process of turning into chyle
- chylophyllous — having fleshy leaves, as certain desert plants.
- cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- city of light — Paris2
- city planning — City planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.
- civil liberty — the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
- civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
- cladistically — from a cladistic point of view
- clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- clarificatory — Of or pertaining to clarification.
- class library — (programming) A library of reusable classes for use with an object-oriented programming system.
- class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
- claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
- clicketyclack — a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
- climactically — In a climactic fashion; like, or as, a climax.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- climbing lily — a climbing lily of the genus Gloriosa, native to Africa and Asia, having showy red and yellow flowers.
- clinopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite
- clippety-clop — the sound struck by the hoofs of a horse trotting on pavement, or any staccato, rhythmic sound resembling it.
- clonogenicity — (uncountable) The ability of a cell to form clones.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- closed system — a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
- cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- cobalt yellow — aureolin.
- cocarboxylase — thiamine pyrophosphate
- codifiability — the quality of being codifiable