11-letter words containing c, y, t, o, l
- octagonally — In an octagonal manner.
- octal forty — (jargon) Jargon for "I'm drawing a blank.", I can't work it out.
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
- olfactology — the medical science which studies the sense of smell
- olfactorily — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oracularity — Oracular speech or behaviour.
- oral cavity — inside of the mouth
- oscillatory — characterized by or involving oscillation.
- osmotically — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
- politically — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polychotomy — the division of something into multiple parts
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- polyculture — the raising at the same time and place of more than one species of plant or animal.
- polydactyly — the condition of being polydactyl.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- polytrophic — (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances.
- post-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only after the transformations of a whole cycle
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- prolificity — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- protocolary — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- ptyalagogic — saliva-inducing
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- robotically — in a robotic manner
- rotary club — a local club of business and professional men that is a member of a world-wide organization of similar clubs (Rotary International) devoted to serving the community and promoting world peace.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- scientology — the philosophy of the Church of Scientology, a nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s, which emphasizes self-knowledge as a means of realizing full spiritual potential
- sclerectomy — excision of part of the sclera.
- sociability — the act or an instance of being sociable.