11-letter words containing c, y, l, o
- honeylocust — any of a genus (Gleditsia) of trees of the caesalpinia family, esp. a North American species (G. triacanthos) usually having strong, thorny branches, featherlike foliage, and large, twisted pods containing beanlike seeds and a sweet pulp
- honeysuckle — any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, especially D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers.
- horny coral — a gorgonian.
- hydrocorals — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
- hylomorphic — (of a creature) composed of corporeal and spiritual matter.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hypercolour — a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypocaloric — That is low in dietary calories.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypocycloid — a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls internally, without slipping, on a given circle.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypoplastic — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypovolemic — Of, pertaining to, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; as hypovolemic shock.
- ichthyoidal — Like a fish; ichthyoid.
- ichthyolite — a fossil fish.
- ichthyology — the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
- idiotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- illogically — In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.
- implicatory — implicative.
- impoliticly — In an impolitic manner.
- inclinatory — characterized by inclination.
- incorrectly — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- incorruptly — Without corruption.
- inculcatory — inculcating by nature, characterized by a tendency to inculcate
- inculpatory — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- incuriously — In an incurious manner.
- innocuously — not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
- inoculatory — relating to inoculation
- insectology — entomology.
- irrevocably — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jockey club — an association for the regulation and promotion of thoroughbred horse racing, usually composed of racing officials and thoroughbred owners at a specific racetrack or in a particular region.
- judiciously — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- lachrymator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- laconically — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lady doctor — a doctor who is a female
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.