12-letter words containing c, y, l, o, t, h
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- nonchalantly — coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- sooty blotch — a disease, especially of apples and pears, characterized by sootlike spots or blotches on the fruit, caused by a fungus, Gloeodes pomigena.
- sothic cycle — (in the ancient Egyptian calendar) a period of 1460 Sothic years.
- stoichiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the cellular components of animal tissues
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- t lymphocyte — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- t-lymphocyte — T cell.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
- thoracically — by way of the thorax; in the thorax
- thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- touchy-feely — Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- zephyr cloth — a lightweight worsted cloth.