10-letter words containing a, t, y, c
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cyanotypes — Plural form of cyanotype.
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- cybercasts — Plural form of cybercast.
- cyclamates — Plural form of cyclamate.
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cyclomatic — (mathematics) Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.
- cyma recta — a cyma whose concave part projects beyond the convex part.
- cysteamine — a drug used to treat cystine excretion or radiation sickness
- cystinuria — a condition in which excessive levels of cystine are present in the urine
- cystocarps — Plural form of cystocarp.
- cystograms — Plural form of cystogram.
- cytarabine — a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.
- cytherea's — Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
- cytoclasis — destruction of cells.
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- cytoplasms — Plural form of cytoplasm.
- cytoplasts — Plural form of cytoplast.
- cytostasis — arrest of cellular growth and division.
- cytostatic — having the capability to inhibit cell growth
- day ticket — a ticket that is valid for one day
- decadently — In a decadent manner.
- decastyles — Plural form of decastyle.
- decastylos — a decastyle building, as a classical temple.
- decay time — the time required for a collection of atoms of a particular radionuclide to decay to a fraction of the initial number equal to 1/e, where e = 2.7182818 …, used as the base of natural logarithms.
- decay-rate — the reciprocal of the decay time.
- dedicatory — of or as a dedication
- delectably — delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
- delicately — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- detachably — in a detachable fashion
- detachedly — in a detached fashion
- detectably — In a way that can be detected.
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.
- dictionary — (as modifier)
- dynamicist — a person who investigates and researches dynamics
- dynamicity — The condition of being dynamic.
- dysarthric — Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
- dyscrasite — an alloy of antimony and silver
- dysplastic — Exhibiting dysplasia.
- dyspractic — relating to or affected by dyspraxia
- dysthymiac — a person who is affected with dysthymia
- ecdysiasts — Plural form of ecdysiast.
- efficacity — efficacy.
- elasticity — The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.
- emetically — As an emetic; so as to induce vomiting.
- erotically — In an erotic manner.
- erythraric — Tartaric.
- escalatory — tending to escalate
- escatology — Alternative spelling of eschatology.
- essayistic — resembling or relating to an essay