10-letter words containing c, y
- adjacently — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- adriamycin — a trade name of the anticancer drug doxorubicin
- advertency — the state or quality of being advertent.
- advocatory — of an advocate
- aerenchyma — plant tissue with large air-filled spaces, which is typical of aquatic plants and allows air to reach waterlogged parts
- aeroscepsy — perception of atmospheric conditions, as the perception of odors by the antennae of insects.
- aeschylean — 525–456 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist.
- affectedly — assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned: affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
- agency fee — a fee charged by an agency
- agrypnotic — inducing, relating to, or characterized by insomnia
- aid agency — an organization that gives money, equipment, or services to people who need them but who cannot provide them for themselves
- air piracy — the hijacking of an aircraft; skyjacking
- akaryocyte — A cell that has no nucleus.
- alchymists — Plural form of alchymist.
- allycholly — melancholy
- alogically — in an alogical manner
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- amnioscopy — Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
- amoebocyte — any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- anachronym — Synonym of backronym.
- anaglyphic — Relating to anaglyphs.
- anaglyptic — Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph.
- analytical — An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
- anchylosis — (anatomy, medicine) alternative spelling of ankylosis.
- ancilliary — Misspelling of ancillary.
- androcracy — social and political rule by men.
- anemically — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemochory — the dispersal of plant seeds or spores by the wind.
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- anodically — In an anodic manner.
- anticavity — designed to prevent the occurrence of cavities in teeth: an anticavity toothpaste.
- anticyclic — not conforming to or following a cycle: anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.
- antipiracy — acting against the piracy of copyrighted material
- anxiolytic — any of a class of drugs that reduce anxiety
- apocalypse — The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world.
- apocolypse — Misspelling of apocalypse.
- apocryphal — An apocryphal story is one which is probably not true or did not happen, but which may give a true picture of someone or something.
- apocryphon — something that is regarded as probably untrue
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- applicably — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- archeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archeology — archaeology
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- arctically — in an arctic manner