12-letter words containing c, i, t, y, o
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- body politic — The body politic is all the people of a nation when they are considered as a complete political group.
- book society — book club.
- bootylicious — sexually attractive, esp with curvaceous buttocks
- bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
- bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- cafe society — people, esp intellectuals and artists who meet in cafés
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- caliginosity — darkness
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- cantillatory — involving chanting or incantation
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- cathodically — in a cathodic manner, by using a cathode
- cationically — in a cationic manner
- cavity block — a precast concrete block that contains a cavity or cavities
- cellulolytic — relating to or causing the hydrolysis of the complex carbohydrate cellulose
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- charity toss — a free shot given as a penalty for a foul
- charity work — unpaid work, usually fundraising, done in aid of a charity
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- cholinolytic — capable of blocking the action of acetylcholine and related compounds.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chromaticity — the quality of a colour or light with reference to its purity and its dominant wavelength
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- chymotryptic — relating to chymotrypsin
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- city college — an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education in the US and Canada
- city company — (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London
- city council — a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.
- city edition — an early edition of a daily newspaper on sale locally, usually a later edition than the one sent for out-of-town distribution.
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- collectively — formed by collection.
- collectivity — the quality or state of being collective
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way