12-letter words containing c, a, l, y, n
- oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- penal colony — remote prison
- penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- platonically — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- play chicken — to engage in a test of courage in which, typically, two vehicles are driven directly toward one another in order to see which driver will swerve away first
- playing card — one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- principality — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- rabbinically — In a rabbinical way.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rallying cry — A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- royal colony — a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scandalously — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- snow crystal — a crystal of ice sufficiently heavy to fall from the atmosphere.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- successantly — in succession
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- synchroflash — of or relating to photography employing a device that synchronizes the photoflash with the shutter.
- synchronical — happening at the same time
- syndactylism — having certain digits joined together.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united