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14-letter words containing r, e, l, c, t, i

  • irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
  • irrevocability — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • isodiametrical — isodiametric
  • isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
  • italian clover — crimson clover.
  • j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
  • juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
  • kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
  • kentucky rifle — a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • latin american — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
  • lattice energy — chemistry: strength of bonds holding ionic solid together
  • lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
  • lechatelierite — a mineral, an amorphous form of silica formed by the fusion by heat of silica and found in fulgurites.
  • left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
  • leicestershire — a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2555 sq. km).
  • leisure centre — A leisure centre is a large public building containing different facilities for leisure activities, such as a sports hall, a swimming pool, and rooms for meetings.
  • letter carrier — mail carrier.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
  • library ticket — a ticket admitting a person access to a library, esp a reference library
  • licorice stick — a clarinet.
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • lincoln center — a centre for the performing arts in New York City, including theatres, a library, and a school
  • line of credit — credit line (def 2).
  • little america — a base in the Antarctic, on the Bay of Whales, S of the Ross Sea: established by Adm. Richard E. Byrd of the U.S. Navy in 1929; used for later Antarctic expeditions.
  • little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
  • liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
  • living picture — tableau (def 3).
  • logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
  • logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
  • lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
  • lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
  • macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
  • material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
  • metabolic rate — the rate at which living organisms expend energy or convert energy into food
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