10-letter words containing c, y, l, o, p
- epicycloid — A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle rolling on the exterior of another circle.
- escapology — The study or art of escaping from a constriction, e.g. rope, handcuffs, etc.
- 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
- 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.
- glycolipid — any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield galactose or a similar sugar, a fatty acid, and sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine.
- glycophyte — any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holy place — somewhere sacred
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- 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.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypolithic — growing beneath rocks.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
- lycopodium — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- mycoplasma — any of numerous parasitic microorganisms of the class Mollicutes, comprising the smallest self-reproducing prokaryotes, lacking a true cell wall and able to survive without oxygen: a common cause of pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
- myopically — Very closely; as if suffering from myopia.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nontypical — not typical; unusual
- nyctalopia — night blindness.
- nyctalopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- octaploidy — the fact of having or containing eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- oxycephaly — a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- 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.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phylloclad — cladophyll
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- play havoc — to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to)
- playschool — preschool, nursery school
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.