15-letter words containing y, a, c, h, t, l
- flight of fancy — An idea or statement that is very imaginative but complicated, silly, or impractical can be referred to as a flight of fancy.
- flying dutchman — a legendary Dutch ghost ship supposed to be seen at sea, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- gladbach-rheydt — a former city in W Germany; now part of Mönchengladbach.
- hard-luck story — a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy
- heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- heterocercality — the condition or state of having a heterocercal tail
- heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- homeopathically — By means of homeopathy.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- horticulturally — With respect to horticulture.
- hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
- hydropathically — in a hydropathic manner; in a manner relating to hydropathy
- hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypercatalectic — (of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Compare acatalectic (def 2), catalectic.
- hypercritically — In a hypercritical manner.
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
- inauthentically — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- local authority — council, local government
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- military school — military academy.
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- ochlocratically — In an ochlocratic way.
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner