11-letter words containing c, o, t, y
- octagonally — In an octagonal manner.
- octahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- octal forty — (jargon) Jargon for "I'm drawing a blank.", I can't work it out.
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
- olfactology — the medical science which studies the sense of smell
- olfactorily — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- omnipotency — Omnipotence. (from 15th c.).
- onychectomy — The surgical removal of claws.
- oracularity — Oracular speech or behaviour.
- oral cavity — inside of the mouth
- orchidotomy — incision of a testis.
- orchiectomy — excision of one or both testes; castration.
- oregon city — a town in NW Oregon, on the Willamette River.
- 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.
- orthostichy — a vertical rank or row.
- oscillatory — characterized by or involving oscillation.
- osmotically — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
- osteophytic — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- ototoxicity — Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.
- out of sync — out of synchronization (with)
- out-country — a remote area or region; hinterland.
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- overcertify — to certify (a bank check) for an amount greater than the balance in the drawer's account.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- 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