11-letter words containing c, o, t, y
- synchrotron — a type of cyclotron consisting of magnetic sections alternately spaced with sections in which particles are electrostatically accelerated.
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- syndication — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synonymatic — relating to, or made up of, synonyms
- synoptistic — relating to the work of a synoptist
- tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
- telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
- terry-cloth — the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- the country — the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
- thiocyanate — a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, as sodium thiocyanate, NaSCN.
- thoracotomy — incision into the chest cavity.
- thrombocyte — platelet.
- thyrotropic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
- tickety-boo — fine; OK.
- titanomachy — the unsuccessful revolt of the family of the Titan Iapetus against Zeus
- to a nicety — with precision
- tooth decay — dental caries.
- totipotency — (of a cell or part) having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli.
- touch rugby — a limited-contact version of rugby in which players seek to evade being touched (rather than tackled) while in possession of the ball
- touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
- tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
- tragicomedy — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
- troglodytic — a prehistoric cave dweller.
- trolley car — a streetcar propelled electrically by current taken by means of a trolley from a conducting wire strung overhead or running beneath a slot between the tracks.
- trophically — of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- tropicality — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- turkey cock — the male of the turkey.
- tycho brahe — Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- typographic — of or relating to typography.
- typological — the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols, especially in scriptural literature.
- tyrothricin — an antibiotic, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis, consisting of tyrocidine and gramicidin and active against Gram-positive bacteria such as staphylococci and streptococci: applied locally for the treatment of ulcers and abscesses
- uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- unsociality — the quality of being unsocial
- vaccinatory — used for or relating to vaccination
- vacillatory — marked by or displaying vacillation: a vacillatory policy of action.
- vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
- valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
- vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- velocimetry — the measurement of the speed of sound in fluids
- vice-county — any of the geographical units into which the British Isles are divided for purposes of botanical and zoological recording, corresponding wherever possible to county boundaries
- viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.