12-letter words containing c, a, o, n, y
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
- oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- part company — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
- penal colony — remote prison
- 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.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- 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.
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- 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.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
- reconveyance — to convey again.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- rhyncophoran — any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.