11-letter words containing c, y, l, o, t, r
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- lithochromy — the art or practice of painting on stone
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefactory — villainous
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- motorcycled — Simple past tense and past participle of motorcycle.
- motorcycles — Plural form of motorcycle.
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- myoelectric — of or relating to electrical impulses, generated by muscles of the body, which may be amplified and used especially to control artificial limbs.
- nanocrystal — A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
- nocturnally — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- octal forty — (jargon) Jargon for "I'm drawing a blank.", I can't work it out.
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
- olfactorily — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oracularity — Oracular speech or behaviour.
- oral cavity — inside of the mouth
- oscillatory — characterized by or involving oscillation.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- polyculture — the raising at the same time and place of more than one species of plant or animal.
- polytrophic — (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances.
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- prolificity — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- protocolary — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- robotically — in a robotic manner
- rotary club — a local club of business and professional men that is a member of a world-wide organization of similar clubs (Rotary International) devoted to serving the community and promoting world peace.
- sclerectomy — excision of part of the sclera.
- spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation