10-letter words containing c, y, m, o, t
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metronymic — derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- microcytic — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- micrometry — the act or process of taking measurements with a micrometer.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- motorcycle — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- mycetozoan — myxomycete
- mycobionts — Plural form of mycobiont.
- mycologist — the branch of biology dealing with fungi.
- mycotoxins — Plural form of mycotoxin.
- mycotrophy — the symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a living plant.
- myelocytes — Plural form of myelocyte.
- myelocytic — Of or pertaining to myelocytes.
- myoblastic — of or relating to a myoblast or myoblasts
- myomectomy — the surgical removal of a myoma, especially the excision of a fibroid tumor from the uterus.
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- mystagogic — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mythoclast — a destroyer or debunker of myths.
- mythogenic — producing or capable of producing myths.
- mythologic — (mythology) Of or pertaining to mythology.
- mythopoeic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- myxomycete — an organism of the phylum Myxomycota (or, in some classifications, the class Myxomycetes), comprising the slime molds.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neurectomy — the removal of part or all of a nerve.
- orchectomy — orchiectomy.
- osteectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- otomycosis — (pathology) a fungal ear infection.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- polyatomic — pertaining to a molecule containing more than two atoms.
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- premycotic — relating to the early phase of mycosis fungoides
- pulpectomy — the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.
- pycnometer — a container used for determining the density of a liquid or powder, having a specific volume and often provided with a thermometer to indicate the temperature of the contained substance.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- rachiotomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- septectomy — excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.
- sociometry — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
- tachometry — any of various instruments for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of a machine, a river, or the blood.
- tauromachy — the art or technique of bullfighting.
- thymectomy — surgical removal of the thymus gland.
- tobramycin — a highly toxic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 18 H 37 N 5 O 9 , derived from Streptomyces tenebarius, used in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
- toponymics — the study of place-names
- trichotomy — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.