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11-letter words containing a, c, r, o, y

  • buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
  • butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
  • cachinatory — Alternative form of cachinnatory.
  • caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
  • cafe royale — black coffee, to which cognac, lemon peel, sugar, and sometimes cinnamon have been added.
  • calcinatory — A vessel used in calcination.
  • calculatory — the act or process of calculating; computation.
  • calefactory — giving warmth
  • calorically — in a caloric manner
  • calorimetry — measurement of the quantity of heat
  • calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
  • cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
  • candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
  • car journey — a trip or voyage made by automobile
  • carbocyclic — (of a chemical compound) containing a closed ring of carbon atoms
  • carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
  • carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
  • carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
  • carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
  • carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
  • carcinology — the study of crustaceans
  • cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
  • cardiodynia — pain in the heart region.
  • cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
  • carousingly — in a carousing manner
  • carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
  • carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
  • cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
  • caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
  • castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
  • catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
  • cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
  • cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
  • celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
  • cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
  • chancellory — Alternative spelling of chancellery.
  • chao phraya — a river in N Thailand, rising in the N highlands and flowing south to the Gulf of Thailand. Length: (including the headstreams Nan and Ping) 1200 km (750 miles)
  • charactonym — a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character.
  • chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
  • cherry coal — a type of bituminous coal that burns readily and gives a hot fire.
  • chirography — handwriting; penmanship
  • chorography — the technique of mapping regions
  • chou pastry — cream puff paste.
  • chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
  • chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
  • chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
  • chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
  • chrysocracy — a form of government by the rich
  • chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
  • chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
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