10-letter words containing c, h, o, y
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cystoliths — Plural form of cystolith.
- cytochrome — any of a group of naturally occurring compounds, consisting of iron, a protein, and a porphyrin, that are important in cell oxidation-reduction reactions
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- cytophilic — (of antibodies, etc) having an attraction or affinity to cells
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- doohickeys — Plural form of doohickey.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- ecchymoses — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- ecchymosis — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- ecchymotic — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- ectomorphy — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- ectophytes — Plural form of ectophyte.
- ectothermy — (biology) The condition of being ectothermic or warm-blooded; the ability to maintain the body's temperature.
- endophytic — Of or relating to an endophyte.
- enphytotic — (of plant diseases) causing a constant amount of damage each year
- entophytic — relating to an entophyte
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- erythrocin — (medicine) synonym of erythromycin.
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- geophysics — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- glycophyte — any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts
- gothically — In a gothic way.
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- gynophobic — relating to a dread or hatred of women
- haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
- hagiocracy — government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
- halcyonian — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- hematocyst — a cyst containing blood.
- hematocyte — hemocyte.
- hemocyanin — a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.
- hepatocyte — a cell of the main tissue of the liver; liver cell.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heterocyst — one of the enlarged nitrogen-fixing cells occurring along the filaments in some blue-green algae.
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hieronymic — of or relating to St. Jerome.
- histiocyte — A stationary phagocytic cell present in connective tissue.
- hockey mom — a mother who spends much time driving her children to hockey rinks, watching their games, and encouraging their participation in the sport: Hockey moms are made of tough stuff.
- hollyhocks — Plural form of hollyhock.
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holy cross — Mount of the, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range: snow-filled, cross-shaped crevasses. 14,005 feet (4269 meters).
- holy place — somewhere sacred