13-letter words containing c, o, y
- antipsychotic — preventing or treating psychosis
- antisociality — the quality of being antisocial
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- apocalyptical — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- apodictically — incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable.
- apoliticality — the quality of being apolitical
- apomictically — in an apomictic manner
- apophatically — In an apophatic way; using apophasis.
- apostolically — In an apostolic way.
- archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
- archaeopteryx — any of several extinct primitive birds constituting the genus Archaeopteryx, esp A. lithographica, which occurred in Jurassic times and had teeth, a long tail, well-developed wings, and a body covering of feathers
- archaezoology — the analysis and interpretation of animal remains found at archaeological sites
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- ascension day — the 40th day after Easter, when the Ascension of Christ into heaven is celebrated
- assembly code — assembly language
- associability — the condition of or the capacity to be associable or linked or related in thinking
- associatively — in an associative or connective manner
- associativity — the quality of being associative
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- atamasco lily — any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
- atomistically — Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
- autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
- autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
- autocatalytic — causing its own chemical reaction
- automagically — automatically; in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I downloaded an app that automagically adds a travel itinerary to my calendar whenever I buy a plane ticket.
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
- autonomically — autonomous.
- avocationally — in one's leisure time
- axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- backdoor play — an offensive tactic whereby a player breaks away from a defender to receive a pass near the baseline in order to make a quick layup.
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
- bacteriolytic — disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- barbary coast — coastal region of N Africa, extending from Egypt to the Atlantic, inhabited chiefly by Berbers and once (until early 19th cent.) dominated by pirates
- baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- barytocalcite — a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and barium, CaCO 3 ⋅BaCO 3 , usually found in veins of lead minerals.
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- bay of biscay — a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean between W France and N Spain: notorious for storms
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- bible society — a Christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the Bible.
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
- biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
- biopsychology — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.