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12-letter words containing c, h, o, y

  • colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
  • cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
  • conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
  • copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
  • copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
  • copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
  • coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
  • corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
  • craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
  • creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
  • cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
  • criptography — (spelling)   It's spelled "cryptography".
  • crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
  • cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
  • cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
  • cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
  • cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
  • cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
  • cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
  • cyclohexanol — (organic compound) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group.
  • cymbocephaly — scaphocephaly.
  • cymotrichous — having wavy hair
  • cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
  • cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
  • dichotically — in a dichotic manner
  • dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
  • echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
  • ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
  • enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
  • erythrocytes — Plural form of erythrocyte.
  • erythrocytic — Of or pertaining to erythrocytes.
  • erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
  • euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
  • euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
  • factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
  • field hockey — a game played on a rectangular field having a netted goal at each end, in which two teams of 11 players each compete in driving a small leather-covered ball into the other's goal, each player being equipped with a stick having a curved end or blade that is flat on one side and rounded on the other.
  • fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
  • fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
  • fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
  • fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
  • gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
  • geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
  • geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
  • gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
  • grass hockey — field hockey.
  • haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
  • halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
  • hangchow bay — a bay of the East China Sea.
  • happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
  • harmonically — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
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