10-letter words containing c, e, t, y
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mammectomy — mastectomy.
- mastectomy — the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
- mediocrity — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- merchantry — (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- mercy seat — Bible: Golden covering on the Arc of Covenant
- mercy-seat — Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metecdysis — the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming
- metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- metronymic — derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- micrometry — the act or process of taking measurements with a micrometer.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- midcentury — Occurring around the center or middle of the century.
- mimeticity — (rare) The quality or state of being mimetic, or the degree to which one is mimetic.
- motorcycle — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- multicycle — a pedalled cycle with four or more wheels
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- mycetozoan — myxomycete
- myelocytes — Plural form of myelocyte.
- myelocytic — Of or pertaining to myelocytes.
- myomectomy — the surgical removal of a myoma, especially the excision of a fibroid tumor from the uterus.
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- mythicized — Simple past tense and past participle of mythicize.
- mythicizer — One who mythicizes.
- mythicizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythicize.
- mythogenic — producing or capable of producing myths.
- mythopoeic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- myxomycete — an organism of the phylum Myxomycota (or, in some classifications, the class Myxomycetes), comprising the slime molds.
- necrolatry — worship of the dead.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neurectomy — the removal of part or all of a nerve.
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- nickeltype — an electrotype with a deposit of nickel.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- ocean city — a town in SE New Jersey.
- oceanicity — the degree to which the climate of a place is influenced by the sea.
- octogenary — (obsolete) Of eighty years of age.
- orchectomy — orchiectomy.
- osteectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- osteocytes — Plural form of osteocyte.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- otto cycle — an idealization of the thermodynamic cycle of the internal combustion engine with air as the working substance: intake of air at atmospheric pressure, then adiabatic compression, then ignition with an increase of pressure and temperature at constant volume, then adiabatic expansion and performance of work, then a drop to atmospheric pressure at constant volume and a rejection of heat to the environment, then the exhaust of air at constant pressure.