13-letter words containing c, h, o, y
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
- cyclohexanone — a colourless liquid used as a solvent for cellulose lacquers. Formula: C6H10O
- cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cymbocephalic — scaphocephaly.
- cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- cytopathology — a branch of pathology that examines individual cells in order to diagnose disease
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dodecylphenol — a thick, straw-colored, water-insoluble liquid mixture of isomers having the formula C 18 H 30 O, used chiefly as a solvent and as an intermediate for surface-active agents.
- donald cherry — Donald Eugene ("Don") 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- echoic memory — the ability to recapture the exact impression of a sound shortly after the sound has finished
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- ecopsychology — A form of psychology based on integration with the natural world rather than with society.
- electrothermy — the use of electrically produced heat for therapeutic purposes
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- ethchlorvynol — A sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.
- ethologically — In an ethological manner.
- ethyl alcohol — ethanol, alcohol
- exothermicity — (chemistry, physics) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction.
- factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
- fatty alcohol — any of several long-chain alcohols from animals or plants, analogous to the fatty acids, used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, etc.
- geochemically — In a geochemical manner.
- geochronology — the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination.
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- geotechnology — the application of science and technology in order to utilize the earth's natural resources
- ground cherry — Also called husk tomato. any of several plants belonging to the genus Physalis, of the nightshade family, the several species bearing an edible berry enclosed in an enlarged calyx.
- gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
- hackney coach — hackney (def 1).
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
- helicoid cyme — an inflorescence, or cyme, in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch that is coiled snail-like and then expanded.
- hemacytometer — hemocytometer.
- hemicolectomy — (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- hemocytometer — an instrument for counting blood cells.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- heterocystous — containing or relating to heterocysts