12-letter words containing c, o, n, e, y, s
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- 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.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
- second-story — of or located on the second story or floor.
- silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
- sixty-second — next after the sixty-first; being the ordinal number for 62.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- sonnet cycle — a group of sonnets composed by one poet and having a unifying theme or subject.
- stoney creek — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- synchroscope — an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- type section — the sequence of strata referred to in establishing a stratigraphic unit, as a member or formation.
- unconfusedly — in an unconfused manner
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process