10-letter words containing c, y
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- proof copy — a copy of (a book, story, etc) made from trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) for the correction of errors
- protectory — an institution for the care of destitute or delinquent children.
- prototypic — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
- psilocybin — a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psyched up — psychologically prepared
- psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychicism — the belief in or study of psychic phenomena
- psychicist — a psychic
- psychogony — the development or origin of the soul or mind
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- psychopomp — a person who conducts spirits or souls to the other world, as Hermes or Charon.
- public eye — public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.
- puducherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- pulpectomy — the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.
- punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pycnogonid — any marine arthropod of the class Pycnogonida, having small bodies and long legs
- 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.
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- pyracantha — firethorn.
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyrophobic — an abnormal fear of fire.
- pyrophoric — capable of igniting spontaneously in air.
- pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
- pyrrhicist — a person who dances the pyrrhic
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- quackishly — In a quackish manner.
- queen city — Toronto.
- quick clay — a water-saturated clay that changes rapidly to a fluid state when jarred or crushed, as by an earthquake or pile driver
- quiescency — Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest.
- rabdomancy — Alt form rhabdomancy.
- rachiotomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
- radicality — the quality or state of being radical
- radiolytic — the dissociation of molecules by ionizing radiation.
- radioscopy — the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.
- rallycross — a form of motor sport in which cars race over a one-mile circuit of rough grass with some hard-surfaced sections
- rapid city — a city in SW South Dakota.
- reactively — tending to react.
- reactivity — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- recipiency — the act of receiving; reception.
- recklessly — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- reclassify — to classify anew.
- recreatory — refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.