10-letter words containing c, y
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hyperpneic — characterized by unusually fast breathing
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hyperspace — a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three.
- hypersparc — (processor) The successor to the SuperSPARC processor, based on the SPARC ISA. The HyperSPARC has smaller caches than the SuperSPARC: 8kb on-chip and 256kb off-chip (compared with 36kb and 1Mb). The HyperSPARC's memory management is optimised for more efficient out-of-cache addressing which means quicker access to external (slower, cheaper) memory.
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- hypnagogic — of or relating to drowsiness.
- hypnogenic — of or relating to the induction of sleep
- hypnogogic — Alternative spelling of hypnagogic.
- hypoactive — Less than normally active.
- hypocapnia — (medicine) A state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.
- hypocenter — focus (def 5).
- hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- hypocorism — a pet name.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypocritic — Synonym of hypocritical.
- hypodermic — characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection.
- hypoechoic — Of low echogenicity.
- hypolithic — growing beneath rocks.
- hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
- hypophonic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hypophonia.
- hyporchema — a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- hypotactic — dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- hypothetic — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.
- hysteretic — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystericky — prone to or characterized by hysteria
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- hystricine — Like or pertaining to porcupines.
- ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents' cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft.
- ichinomiya — a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- ichthyoids — Plural form of ichthyoid.
- ichthyosis — a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
- ichthyotic — a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
- iconically — of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- iconolatry — the worship or adoration of icons.
- iconomachy — opposition to the worship of images or icons
- iconometry — measurement by an iconometer
- illiteracy — a lack of ability to read and write.
- illocality — Want of locality or place.
- imbecility — an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability.
- immaculacy — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.