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10-letter words containing c, o, y

  • isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
  • isocyanate — a salt or ester of isocyanic acid.
  • isocyanide — a compound containing an isocyano group.
  • isocyanine — a member of the group of cyanine dyes.
  • isodynamic — pertaining to or characterized by equality of force, intensity, or the like.
  • isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
  • jacky howe — (formerly) a sleeveless flannel shirt worn by sheep shearers
  • jaculatory — relating to hurling or throwing
  • jelly coat — an ovum-produced glycoprotein that causes adhesion of sperm to the ovum; fertilizin.
  • jockey box — a glove compartment, especially in a truck.
  • jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
  • jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
  • jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
  • john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
  • johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
  • jouysaunce — joy
  • jovysaunce — joy
  • judicatory — of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
  • karyologic — of or relating to karyology
  • karyotypic — Of or pertaining to karyotypes.
  • key escrow — (security)   A controversial arrangement where the keys needed to decrypt encrypted data must be held in escrow by a third party so that government agencies can obtain them to decrypt messages which they suspect to be relevant to national security.
  • lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
  • lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
  • leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
  • leucocytes — Plural form of leucocyte.
  • leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
  • leukocytes — white blood cell.
  • leukocytic — Of or pertaining to leukocytes.
  • lexicology — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
  • lienectomy — splenectomy.
  • limacology — the study of slugs
  • lincomycin — a toxic antibiotic, C 18 H 34 N 2 O 6 S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
  • lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
  • lmgtfy.com — (humour, web)   A somewhat sarcastic web service that animates the action of searching on Google. Instead of displaying the search results, the site creates a self-referential URL like that takes you to a page showing an animation of the actions of clicking in the Google search box, entering some text and clicking the submit button. It then takes you to the results on Google. The link is intended be sent to in answer to a question that could easily have been answered by Google. It is a more polite, if long-winded, way of saying JFGI or STFW. In the belief that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish, the service helps the recipient to help himself while succinctly conveying the message that he is too stupid to use Google.
  • locomotory — Also, locomotory. of, relating to, or affecting locomotion.
  • logicality — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
  • low comedy — comedy that depends on physical action, broadly humorous or farcical situations, and often bawdy or vulgar jokes.
  • lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
  • lusciously — highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
  • lycopodium — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
  • lycra lout — an aggressive urban cyclist who disregards the rules of the road
  • lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
  • macrocycle — (chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule.
  • macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
  • macrocytic — an abnormally large red blood cell.
  • macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
  • malacology — the science dealing with the study of mollusks.
  • mammectomy — mastectomy.
  • mason city — a city in N Iowa.
  • mastectomy — the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
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