12-letter words containing a, c, r, o, y
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- cholerically — In a choleric manner.
- choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chromaticity — the quality of a colour or light with reference to its purity and its dominant wavelength
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.
- chronography — an arrangement of past events
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- coffee royal — café royale.
- collaterally — In collateral relation; not lineally.
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- conciliatory — When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.
- concordantly — agreeing; harmonious.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- confirmatory — confirming or tending to confirm
- confiscatory — involving confiscation
- conformality — (mathematics) The condition (of a map) of being conformal.
- connaturally — In a connatural manner.
- consecratory — That consecrates.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- consignatory — a cosignatory
- conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- consummatory — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner