11-letter words containing a, y, o, u
- cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
- cycadaceous — belonging or pertaining to the order Cycadales.
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
- cyperaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
- cytophagous — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- degustatory — tasty; having a pleasant flavour
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demagoguery — the methods, practices, or rhetoric of a demagogue
- demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
- deuterogamy — a marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse
- dilutionary — causing, involving, or relating to the dilution of company stocks
- divulgatory — to make publicly known; publish.
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- douay bible — an English translation of the Bible, prepared by Roman Catholic scholars from the Vulgate. The New Testament was published at Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament was published at Douai in 1609–10.
- double play — a play in which two putouts are made.
- ejaculatory — Of or pertaining to ejaculation.
- elucidatory — Serving to elucidate.
- equivocally — With ambiguity.
- euryphagous — eating a wide variety of foods
- exculpatory — Excusing or clearing of any wrongdoing.
- expurgatory — Serving to expurgate.
- extenuatory — Tending to extenuate or palliate.
- facetiously — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- family hour — any broadcast period from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when programs of general interest to the family are broadcast.
- fatty tumor — lipoma.
- fortunately — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- fractiously — In a fractious manner.
- fulminatory — Thundering; striking terror.
- functionary — a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.
- garrulously — In a garrulous manner.
- glamorously — In a glamorous manner.
- glamour boy — a man whose appearance or lifestyle is considered glamorous by popular standards.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- gratulatory — (archaic) congratulatory.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gymnanthous — achlamydeous.
- hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- hurry along — rush, go quickly
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydroxyurea — a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.
- hylophagous — xylophagous (def 1).
- hypothallus — a layer of hyphae rimming the thallus of certain lichens.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.