12-letter words containing c, h, o, y
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteroscopy — (medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope.
- ichthyocolla — a fish glue or gelatine used as food or medicine
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- ichthyolatry — The worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- john mauchly — (person) /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
- johnson city — a city in NE Tennessee.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microphysics — the branch of physics dealing with physical objects that are not large enough to be observed and treated directly, as elementary particles, atoms, and molecules.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- monkeywrench — Alternative form of monkey wrench.
- monochromacy — The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- myrmecochory — the dispersal of fruits and seeds by ants
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- myrmecophyte — A plant that lives in association with a colony of ants. The degree of association varies and is assumed to be symbiotic in some cases.
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- noam chomsky — (Avram) Noam [nohm,, noh-uh m] /noʊm,, ˈnoʊ əm/ (Show IPA), born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.
- nonchalantly — coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nonpsychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- nychthemeron — a twenty-four hour span that includes a night and a day
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner