10-letter words containing c, o, y
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- brachylogy — a concise style in speech or writing
- buffy coat — a yellowish-white layer consisting of leukocytes that, upon centrifugation of blood, covers the red blood cells.
- bunny chow — a dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry
- by-product — A by-product is something which is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- cable buoy — a buoy marking or supporting part of a submerged cable.
- cacodylate — a salt of cacodylic acid.
- cacography — bad handwriting
- cacotrophy — malnutrition
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- cajolingly — In a cajoling manner.
- call money — money loaned by banks and recallable on demand
- caloricity — Ectothermy.
- calotypist — a person who produces photographs using the calotype process
- calyciform — having the form of a calyx
- candy corn — a small candy shaped and colored to look like a kernel of corn.
- candy-coat — sugarcoat (def 2).
- candyfloss — Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- canon city — a town in central Colorado.
- canonicity — the fact or quality of being canonical
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- capnomancy — divination by observing smoke patterns
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- carbonylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the carbonyl group.
- carboxylic — containing or pertaining to the carboxyl group or the carboxyl radical
- cardboardy — like cardboard, esp in stiffness, texture, or taste
- cardiology — Cardiology is the study of the heart and its diseases.
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- carol city — a town in SE Florida, near Miami.
- carphology — the action of grasping at imaginary objects or plucking at one's bed linen, a characteristic of people affected by delirium
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- carry-over — that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- castratory — of or relating to castration
- category 3 — (hardware) (Cat 3, or "voice grade") An American Standards Institute standard for UTP cables. Used, e.g., for 100BaseVG network cabling.
- category 5 — The term Category 5 refers to Ethernet cabling that allows data transfers up to 100 Megabits per second.
- category a — (of a prisoner) regarded as highly dangerous and therefore requiring constant observation and maximum security
- category d — (of a prisoner) regarded as sufficiently trustworthy to be kept under open prison conditions
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celioscopy — celoscope.
- ceroferary — Candleholder (especially for a large, church candle).
- cerography — the art of engraving on a waxed plate on which a printing surface is created by electrotyping