15-letter words containing u, c, a, y, l
- crunchy granola — crisp; brittle.
- crunchy-granola — characterized by or defining oneself by ecological awareness, liberal political views, and support or use of natural products and health foods.
- crystal counter — an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation, in which particles collide with a crystal and momentarily increase its conductivity
- crystal nucleus — the tiny crystal that forms at the onset of crystallization
- crystal pick-up — a record-player pick-up in which the current is generated by the deformation of a piezoelectric crystal caused by the movements of the stylus
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- cyanide capsule — a capsule containing cyanide, traditionally given to spies and others so that they can commit suicide to avoid capture
- cyclone furnace — a furnace burning liquid or pulverized fuel in a whirling air column.
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- dean of faculty — the president of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland
- dramaturgically — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- dysfunctionally — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- eleutherodactyl — (of a bird) having the hind toe free
- eudiometrically — By means of or in terms of eudiometry.
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- extracellularly — In an extracellular manner.
- extrajudicially — Outside of the legal system.
- faculty advisor — a member of the faculty who gives advice to students
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- flying dutchman — a legendary Dutch ghost ship supposed to be seen at sea, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.
- functionability — functional (def 3).
- fungistatically — in a fungistatic manner
- glycuronic acid — glucuronic acid.
- hard-luck story — a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy
- haulage company — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- horticulturally — With respect to horticulture.
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
- hydraulic fluid — a fluid, usually of low viscosity, as oil, used in a hydraulic system.
- hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hypercalcinuria — Condition of high levels of calcium in the urine as caused by high levels of bone resorption seen in osteoporosis or hyperthyroidism.
- hypercoagulable — related to excessive coagulation of the blood or blood clots
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- immunologically — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- inauthentically — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- incalculability — The quality or state of being incalculable.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incommutability — The quality or state of being incommutable.
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- intellectuality — the quality or state of being intellectual.
- interculturally — pertaining to or taking place between two or more cultures: intercultural exchanges in music and art.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- intracellularly — within a cell or cells.
- intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
- intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.