14-letter words containing ia
- branchial arch — Zoology. one of a series of bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians; gill bar.
- brazilian ruby — a light-rose spinel used as a gem: not a true ruby.
- britannia coin — any of four British gold coins introduced in 1987 for investment purposes; their denominations are £100, £50, £25, and £10
- british guiana — Guyana
- brobdingnagian — gigantic; huge; immense
- bronchial tube — Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs.
- bronchorrhagia — hemorrhage from the bronchial tubes.
- buffalo indian — a member of any of the American Indian tribes, as those of the Algonquian, Athabascan, Caddoan, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto-Aztecan linguistic families, that formerly inhabited the Great Plains. All were more or less nomadic, following the buffalo, and were often in touch with one another so that the development among them of common culture traits is noticeable.
- café macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- cafeteria plan — a fringe-benefit plan under which employees may choose from among various benefits those that best fit their needs, up to a specified dollar value.
- cahokia mounds — the largest group of prehistoric Indian earthworks in the US, located northeast of East St Louis
- canadian bacon — cured, smoked pork taken from the loin in a boneless strip and having a hamlike flavor
- canadian river — a river in the southern US, rising in NE New Mexico and flowing east to the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Length: 1458 km (906 miles)
- cardiac arrest — A cardiac arrest is a heart attack.
- cardiac muscle — a specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates.
- cardiac output — blood volume in liters pumped by the left ventricle of the heart per minute.
- carriage clock — a portable clock, usually in a rectangular case with a handle on the top, of a type originally used by travellers
- carriage drive — a private road for horse-drawn carriages, often connecting a house with a public road
- carriage horse — a horse trained and groomed to draw carriages.
- carriage house — coach house.
- carriage piece — carriage (def 7).
- carriage trade — trade from the wealthy part of society
- caucasian lily — a tall lily plant, Lilium monadelphum, having large, fragrant, drooping golden-yellow flowers.
- celestial body — an object visible in the sky, such as a planet
- celestial city — the goal of Christian's journey in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; the heavenly Jerusalem.
- celestial pole — either of the two points at which the earth's axis, extended to infinity, would intersect the celestial sphere
- celiac disease — a chronic nutritional disorder, usually of young children, caused by faulty absorption of gluten in the intestines and characterized by diarrhea and malnutrition
- centenarianism — the situation or condition of being a centenarian
- ceremonial tea — a Japanese green tea made from choice shade-grown leaves that are cured by a steaming, drying, and powdering process: used in chanoyu.
- chlorothiazide — a diuretic drug administered orally in the treatment of chronic heart and kidney disease and hypertension. Formula: C7H6ClN3O4S2
- cholelithiases — the presence of gallstones.
- cholelithiasis — the occurrence or development of gallstones in the gall bladder
- chondrichthian — any member of the class Chondrichthyes, comprising the cartilaginous fishes.
- chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
- christian name — Some people refer to their first names as their Christian names.
- christian year — a year in the ecclesiastical calendar, used especially in reference to the various feast days and special seasons.
- christiansburg — a town in SW Virginia.
- chromatophilia — chromophilia.
- ciliary muscle — the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye.
- cilician gates — a pass in S Turkey, over the Taurus Mountains
- circumstantial — Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it.
- civil marriage — a marriage performed by some official other than a clergyman
- claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
- clinical trial — When a new type of drug or medical treatment undergoes clinical trials, it is tested directly on patients to see if it is effective.
- closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
- coeliac plexus — the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
- colloquialisms — Plural form of colloquialism.
- colloquialness — The state or quality of being colloquial.