10-letter words containing c, y, l, e, o
- eucalyptol — a colourless oily liquid with a camphor-like odour and a spicy taste; it is obtained from eucalyptus oil and used in perfumery and as a flavouring. Formula: C10H18O
- euroclydon — a stormy wind from the north or northeast that occurs in the Levant, which caused the ship in which St Paul was travelling to be wrecked (Acts 27:14)
- exotically — In an exotic manner.
- eye colour — the colour of a person's eyes
- food cycle — food web
- force play — a situation in which a base runner is forced to advance to a base or to home plate as a result of the batter becoming a base runner or to make room for another base runner.
- forcefully — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- four-cycle — noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which a complete cycle in each cylinder requires four strokes, one to draw in air or an air-fuel mixture, one to compress it, one to ignite it and do work, and one to scavenge the cylinder.
- genecology — the study of the gene frequency of a species in relation to its population distribution within a particular environment
- geoecology — (geology, ecology) The interdisciplinary study of geography and ecology.
- glycogenic — of or relating to glycogen.
- glycophyte — any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts
- glycosides — Plural form of glycoside.
- gynecology — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- holy place — somewhere sacred
- hydroceles — Plural form of hydrocele.
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- hyperlocal — relating to or focused on a very small geographical community, as a neighborhood: hyperlocal news websites; hyperlocal advertising.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- innocently — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- jelly coat — an ovum-produced glycoprotein that causes adhesion of sperm to the ovum; fertilizin.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- mcreynolds — James Clark, 1862–1946, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1914–41.
- mediocrely — In a mediocre way.
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- monocycles — Plural form of monocycle.
- motorcycle — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- myelocytes — Plural form of myelocyte.