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14-letter words containing y, e, l, i

  • cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
  • choral society — an organization of amateur singers
  • chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
  • ciliary muscle — the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye.
  • clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
  • clausius cycle — Rankine cycle.
  • clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord
  • clickety-clack — a rhythmic, swiftly paced succession of alternating clicks and clacks, as the sound produced by the wheels of a train moving over tracks.
  • climate canary — a human being or other living organism whose lack of health indicates environmental problems, reminiscent of the way in which live canaries were once used to detect the presence of poisonous gas in coal mines
  • clinkety-clank — a succession of alternating clinks and clanks: the clinkety-clank of armored vehicles on the rough road.
  • clinopyroxenes — Plural form of clinopyroxene.
  • clitoridectomy — the surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite
  • closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
  • coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
  • coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
  • coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
  • collectibility — The quality of being collectible.
  • community life — the life and activities of a community
  • compensability — eligibility for compensation
  • comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • concealability — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • conceivability — capable of being conceived; imaginable.
  • concentrically — having a common center, as circles or spheres.
  • conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
  • concupiscently — In a concupiscent manner; with concupiscence.
  • confessionally — in a confessional manner
  • confidentially — Confidentially is used to say that what you are telling someone is a secret and should not be discussed with anyone else.
  • connectability — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
  • connectibility — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
  • conquerability — the state or quality of being surmountable
  • conservatively — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  • constitutively — In a constitutive manner.
  • constructively — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
  • consultatively — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
  • contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • conterminously — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
  • contestability — The property of being contestable or debatable.
  • continentality — the degree to which the climate of a region typifies that of the interior of a large landmass.
  • controvertibly — In a controvertible manner.
  • contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
  • conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
  • convertibility — The quality of being convertible.
  • cooling system — a system which cools something such as a building or engine
  • copolymerizing — Present participle of copolymerize.
  • correctability — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
  • courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
  • courtesy title — any of several titles having no legal significance, such as those borne by the children of peers
  • cross-ply tire — bias-ply tire.
  • crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
  • crystallizable — That can be crystallized.
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