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14-letter words containing r, o, l, c

  • cross relation — the simultaneous or successive occurrence of a note and its chromatic alteration, as C and C57395, in different voices; false relation
  • cross-compiler — a compiler able to create executable code for a platform different from the one the compiler is run on
  • cross-cultural — Cross-cultural means involving two or more different cultures.
  • cross-dissolve — dissolve (def 17).
  • cross-modality — the ability to integrate information acquired through separate senses.
  • cross-multiply — to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of both sides.
  • cross-national — pertaining to or involving two or more nations.
  • cross-platform — (software, hardware)   A term that describes a language, software application or hardware device that works on more than one system platform (e.g. Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh). E.g. Netscape Navigator, Java.
  • cross-ply tire — bias-ply tire.
  • crossbolt lock — a lock controlling two bolts moving in opposite directions, as to the top and bottom of a doorframe.
  • crosssectional — Misspelling of cross-sectional.
  • crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
  • crow blackbird — any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.
  • crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
  • crowning glory — the greatest achievement
  • cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
  • cryobiological — of or relating to cryobiology
  • cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
  • cryptovolcanic — of or relating to a rock structure providing indirect or incomplete evidence of volcanism.
  • crystal growth — Crystal growth is the process of making a crystal grow by continuing to remove a component from a solution.
  • crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
  • crystalisation — Alternative spelling of crystallization.
  • crystallomancy — a form of divination using crystals or a crystal ball
  • cubital furrow — (in certain insects) a crease, between the cubital and anal veins, along which the wing folds.
  • culture factor — culture as a causative agent, especially in contrast to biological factors.
  • cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
  • curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
  • cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
  • cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
  • cyclone cellar — (in the US) a cellar designed to give protection from violent storms and cyclones
  • cylinder block — the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
  • cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
  • dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
  • dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
  • damage control — Damage control is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
  • dark chocolate — Dark chocolate is dark brown chocolate that has a stronger and less sweet taste than milk chocolate.
  • debt collector — a person that collects debts on behalf of creditors
  • decarboxylases — Plural form of decarboxylase.
  • dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
  • decolorization — decolor.
  • delphic oracle — the oracle of Apollo at Delphi that gave answers held by the ancient Greeks to be of great authority but also noted for their ambiguity
  • democratically — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • dental records — records produced during a dental examination and recording the state of a patient's teeth
  • deparochialize — to make parochial.
  • dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
  • dermatological — the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
  • device control — (character)   One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
  • diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
  • diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
  • dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
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