14-letter words that end in al
- cape cod canal — a canal in SE Massachusetts, connecting Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- carbon neutral — A carbon neutral lifestyle, company, or activity does not cause an increase in the overall amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- carbon-neutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
- carcinological — relating to carcinology
- carrier signal — (communications) A continuous signal of a single frequency capable of being modulated by a second, data-carrying signal. In radio communication, the two common kinds of modulation are amplitude modulation and frequency modulation.
- cartographical — Pertaining to cartography.
- catachrestical — Catachrestic.
- catastrophical — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
- centrolecithal — (of animal eggs) having a centrally located yolk
- christmas seal — a decorative stamp sold by some charitable organizations during the Christmas season to raise money.
- chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
- circumlittoral — adjoining the shore
- circumstantial — Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it.
- civilizational — relating to civilization
- class interval — one of the intervals into which the range of a variable of a distribution is divided, esp one of the divisions of the base line of a bar chart or histogram
- climatological — the science that deals with the phenomena of climates or climatic conditions.
- 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.
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- commentatorial — relating to commentators or the creation of commentaries
- commonsensical — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- compensational — the act or state of compensating, as by rewarding someone for service or by making up for someone's loss, damage, or injury by giving the injured party an appropriate benefit.
- condensational — Of or pertaining to condensation.
- confirmational — providing proof or supporting evidence
- conformational — manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.
- congregational — of or relating to a congregation
- conscriptional — of or relating to conscription
- conservational — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- conservatorial — of or relating to a conservator or conservators
- consociational — relating to consociation
- conspirational — of or relating to conspiration
- conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
- constitutional — Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization.
- constructional — the act or art of constructing.
- consubstantial — (esp of the three persons of the Trinity) regarded as identical in substance or essence though different in aspect
- consul general — a consul of the highest grade, usually stationed in a city of considerable commercial importance
- contracyclical — (of a policy) stabilizing the economy through countering major fluctuations, such as recessions or booms
- contributional — the act of contributing.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- cosmetological — the art or profession of applying cosmetics.
- cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cosmopolitical — relating to all polities
- costovertebral — (anatomy) Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra.
- counterfactual — expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
- craniocerebral — relating to both the cranium and the cerebrum
- criminological — the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.
- cross-cultural — Cross-cultural means involving two or more different cultures.
- cross-national — pertaining to or involving two or more nations.
- crosssectional — Misspelling of cross-sectional.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- cryobiological — of or relating to cryobiology