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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.
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