12-letter words containing c, i, s, o, y, t
- microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- misogynistic — reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
- monastically — In a monastic manner.
- monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- motorcyclist — 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.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- mystagogical — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- non-systemic — of or relating to a system.
- nonnecessity — an absence of necessity; the state of being unnecessary
- 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.
- nonsymbiotic — Not symbiotic.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- osteichthyes — the class comprising the bony fishes.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- posthypnotic — of or relating to the period after hypnosis.
- postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- proctoclysis — the slow, continuous introduction of a solution into the rectum to improve fluid intake.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- psammophytic — relating to psammophytes
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychopathic — of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.
- psychoticism — the state of being psychotic