10-letter words containing c, y, l, o, e
- myelocytic — Of or pertaining to myelocytes.
- myelogenic — produced in the bone marrow.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrolatry — worship of the dead.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- neurolytic — Pathology. disintegration of nerve tissue. exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nonfluency — a lack of fluency
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- oceanology — the practical application of oceanography.
- old comedy — Greek comedy of the 5th century b.c., which derived from fertility rites in honor of Dionysus and combined robust humor with biting personal and political satire.
- otto cycle — an idealization of the thermodynamic cycle of the internal combustion engine with air as the working substance: intake of air at atmospheric pressure, then adiabatic compression, then ignition with an increase of pressure and temperature at constant volume, then adiabatic expansion and performance of work, then a drop to atmospheric pressure at constant volume and a rejection of heat to the environment, then the exhaust of air at constant pressure.
- overcostly — Too costly. (from 16th c.).
- overnicely — in an overnice manner
- oxycephaly — a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polychaete — any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polydeuces — Greek name of Pollux.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- pomace fly — vinegar fly.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- prepyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- pulpectomy — the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
- revolvency — the act or state of revolving
- rock cycle — Geology. a continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams
- societally — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- solenocyte — a type of long, narrow, flagellated cell that functions in excretion of nitrogenous wastes and occurs in a variety of organisms, including certain annelids and mollusks.
- song cycle — a group of art songs that are usually all by the same poet and composer and have a unifying subject or idea.
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- synecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations between natural communities and their environments.
- technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- unforcedly — in an unforced manner
- uvulectomy — excision of the uvula.
- xylochrome — a colouring agent made from the chemical alteration of decomposed wood