12-letter words containing c, y, n, o, s
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
- hells canyon — a canyon on the Snake River in S Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 km) long with a maximum depth of about 7900 feet (2408 meters).
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
- honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
- host country — nation staging an international event
- hydrocarbons — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- idiodynamics — a system of beliefs in psychology emphasizing the role of the personality in choosing stimuli and in organizing responses.
- idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
- idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.
- incestuously — involving incest.
- inclusionary — (of zoning, housing programs, etc.) stipulating that a certain percentage of new housing will be priced within the reach of middle-income buyers or renters.
- inconsolably — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- inconstantly — In an inconstant manner.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- insouciantly — free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- intercessory — having the function of interceding: an intercessory prayer.
- intersociety — intersocietal
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- johnson city — a city in NE Tennessee.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- meniscectomy — the surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.
- mesocyclones — Plural form of mesocyclone.