11-letter words containing c, o, p, y, t
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- mythopoetic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- non-typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
- nyctitropic — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- nyctophobia — an abnormal fear of night or darkness.
- occipitally — from an occipital point of view
- omnipotency — Omnipotence. (from 15th c.).
- orthophyric — of or relating to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, short, quadrilateral crystals of feldspar larger than those in a trachytic groundmass.
- osteophytic — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- perfunctory — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.
- persecutory — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- photochromy — a former technique of color photography.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phycomycete — any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew.
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pinocytosis — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- pinocytotic — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- pneumectomy — pneumonectomy.
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
- politically — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polychotomy — the division of something into multiple parts
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- polyculture — the raising at the same time and place of more than one species of plant or animal.