11-letter words containing c, a, r, y, s
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discordancy — discordance (defs 1–3).
- discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- drastically — acting with force or violence; violent.
- dry compass — a compass having a compass card mounted on pivots.
- dry-cleanse — to dry-clean.
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- early music — music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
- eristically — In an eristic manner.
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- expiscatory — acting to expiscate; tending to expiscate
- fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
- fiscal year — any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- fractiously — In a fractious manner.
- gastrectomy — partial or total excision of the stomach.
- gastromancy — a form of divination by interpreting words and sounds seeming to come from the stomach
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- gracelessly — In a graceless manner.
- gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- gyrostatics — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- hoary cress — a perennial Mediterranean plant, Cardaria (or Lepidium) draba, with small white flowers: a widespread troublesome weed: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- hydrocorals — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- 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.
- increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- inscrutably — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- marsh tacky — a small, sometimes half-wild horse of the coastal marshes.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mccarthyism — the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
- microarrays — Plural form of microarray.
- miscarrying — Present participle of miscarry.
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- muscle mary — a homosexual man who practises bodybuilding