12-letter words containing c, y, m, o, t, r
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- cryptosystem — a system for encoding and decoding secret messages.
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- cytomembrane — a membrane around a cell that encloses cytoplasm and acts as a semi-permeable barrier
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- emancipatory — Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- factory farm — a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods
- family court — court of domestic relations.
- featurectomy — /fee"ch*r-ek"t*-mee/ The act of removing a feature from a program. Featurectomies come in two flavours, the "righteous" and the "reluctant". Righteous featurectomies are performed because the remover believes the program would be more elegant without the feature, or there is already an equivalent and better way to achieve the same end. (Doing so is not quite the same thing as removing a misfeature.) Reluctant featurectomies are performed to satisfy some external constraint such as code size or execution speed.
- fm cyclotron — a type of cyclotron that synchronizes its accelerating voltage with particle velocity in order to compensate for the relativistic mass increase of the particle as it approaches the speed of light.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- home country — the country a person comes from
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- inconformity — lack of conformity; failure or refusal to conform; nonconformity.
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intracompany — occurring within a company, especially between employees or branches of the company.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- mary of teck — Mary (def 4).
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- memory trace — engram.
- mercy stroke — coup de grâce.
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with microscopic structures (distinguished from gross anatomy).
- microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
- microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- modificatory — modifying.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.