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14-letter words containing l, y, c

  • oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
  • ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
  • optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • osteologically — Concerning only the osteological aspects.
  • overanalytical — too analytical
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
  • pacifistically — from a pacifistic point of view
  • package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
  • pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
  • parabiotically — in a parabiotic manner
  • paradisiacally — in a paradisiacal way
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • parametrically — in terms of a parameter
  • parapsychology — the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
  • party official — an official of a political party
  • party politics — politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.
  • pathologically — of or relating to pathology.
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
  • penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • pentyl acetate — a colourless combustible liquid used as a solvent for paints, in the extraction of penicillin, in photographic film, and as a flavouring. Formula: CH3COOC5H11
  • perceivability — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
  • perceptibility — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • perfectibility — capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable.
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • petty official — a minor official in government, etc
  • phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
  • phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenyl acetate — a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a phenolic odor: used chiefly as a solvent.
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
  • phosphorolytic — of or relating to phosphorolysis
  • photocatalysis — the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
  • photocatalytic — the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
  • photolytically — in a photolytic manner, by photolytic means
  • phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
  • phyllosilicate — any silicate mineral having the tetrahedral silicate groups linked in sheets, each group containing four oxygen atoms, three of which are shared with other groups so that the ratio of silicon atoms to oxygen atoms is two to five.
  • physical layer — (networking)   Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
  • phytosociology — the branch of ecology dealing with the origin, composition, structure, and classification of plant communities.
  • picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • pitch cylinder — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
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