11-letter words containing c, o, y, n, e, s
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lychnoscope — lowside window.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- mesocyclone — a small cyclone that arises near a thunderstorm and is sometimes associated with the occurrence of tornadoes.
- myonecrosis — Necrosis of muscle tissue.
- nematocysts — A specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey.
- nonsystemic — not systemic
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- prosiliency — prominence
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- psychotogen — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scientology — the philosophy of the Church of Scientology, a nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s, which emphasizes self-knowledge as a means of realizing full spiritual potential
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- second city — Chicago, Ill.
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- solenocytes — a type of long, narrow, flagellated cell that functions in excretion of nitrogenous wastes and occurs in a variety of organisms, including certain annelids and mollusks.
- splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
- stenochromy — the art of printing designs made of more than one colour using a single impression
- stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- sub-economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- synchoresis — the act or an instance of conceding an argument in order to make a stronger one
- synchromesh — noting or pertaining to a synchronized shifting mechanism.
- synchronise — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- synchronize — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- synecdochic — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- synoeciosis — a figure of speech in which contrary terms are use in conjunction
- synoecology — the science of relationships between species
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
- yoctosecond — one septillionth (10 -24) of a second. Abbreviation: ysec, ys.