12-letter words containing c, o, n, e, y
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- encyclopedic — Comprehensive in terms of information.
- enemy action — offensive military action by your military enemy
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- eurocurrency — the currency of any country held on deposit in Europe outside its home market: used as a source of short- or medium-term finance, esp in international trade, because of easy convertibility
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- fire company — a company of firefighters.
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- free company — a band of free companions.
- function key — a key on a computer keyboard or terminal that, when pressed, alone or in combination with other keys, causes a specific computational or mechanical operation to be carried out.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- genotoxicity — (uncountable) The condition of being genotoxic.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- greengrocery — a greengrocer's shop.
- gynaecocracy — Alternative form of gynecocracy.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- have company — If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.
- hells canyon — a canyon on the Snake River in S Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 km) long with a maximum depth of about 7900 feet (2408 meters).
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- heterochrony — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- home country — the country a person comes from