14-letter words containing r, a, y, c
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- manometrically — Using a manometer.
- marasca cherry — the red acid-tasting fruit of the marasca tree, from which maraschino is made
- market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
- masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
- mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- michigan rummy — a variety of five hundred rummy in which each player scores his or her melds as played.
- microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- military march — a brisk march, especially one suitable for a military parade.
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
- monocarpellary — consisting of a single carpel.
- monocratically — In a monocratic manner.
- moralistically — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- non-creativity — the state or quality of being creative.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
- normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
- nuclear energy — energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- of a certainty — without a doubt; certainly
- olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
- olfactory lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, involved with olfactory functions.
- omega-c baryon — a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.