12-letter words containing c, r, y, i
- autorhythmic — That generates its own rhythm.
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- avascularity — the condition of having few blood vessels or of being without blood vessels
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- baby carrier — a kind of sling or rucksack used to carry small babies either on one's chest or one's back
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- barbarically — without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive: barbaric invaders.
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basic salary — base pay.
- bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
- battery acid — acid used in batteries, esp car batteries
- belligerency — the state of being at war
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- bicarpellary — (of an ovary) having two carpels
- bicycle race — cycling (def 2).
- bicycle rack — a metal frame for securing bicycles when they are not in use
- binary color — secondary color.
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- black friday — the day after the US Thanksgiving Day in late November, regarded as the start of the Christmas shopping season
- bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
- brachycranic — having a cranial index of 81.0–85.4.
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- butyric acid — type of acid
- by my certie — assuredly
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cantillatory — involving chanting or incantation
- canyoneering — (US) Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons.
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
- carriageways — Plural form of carriageway.
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- carry weight — to be important, influential, etc.