13-letter words containing c, y
- clarificatory — Of or pertaining to clarification.
- class library — (programming) A library of reusable classes for use with an object-oriented programming system.
- class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
- claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
- clicketyclack — a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
- climactically — In a climactic fashion; like, or as, a climax.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- climbing lily — a climbing lily of the genus Gloriosa, native to Africa and Asia, having showy red and yellow flowers.
- clinopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite
- clippety-clop — the sound struck by the hoofs of a horse trotting on pavement, or any staccato, rhythmic sound resembling it.
- clonogenicity — (uncountable) The ability of a cell to form clones.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- closed system — a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
- cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
- co-dependency — a state of mutual dependence between two people, esp when one partner relies emotionally on supporting and caring for the other partner
- co-presidency — the state or act of being co-president
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- cobalt yellow — aureolin.
- cocarboxylase — thiamine pyrophosphate
- cockney bream — a young snapper fish
- codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
- coenzyme q 10 — a naturally occurring, fat-soluble, vitaminlike enzyme found in a variety of foods and synthesized in the body: sold as a dietary supplement for its antioxidant properties.
- coextensively — To the same extent.
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- collate-rally — security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
- collaterality — the state of being collateral
- collisionally — in the manner of a collision or collisions
- colloquiality — a colloquial style
- colorado ruby — a fire-red form of garnet found in Colorado and other parts of North America
- colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
- combinability — capable of combining or being combined.
- come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
- come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- commemoratory — commemorative (def 1).
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commerce city — a city in central Colorado.
- commerciality — commercial quality or character; ability to produce a profit: Distributors were concerned about the film's commerciality compared with last year's successful pictures.
- commissionary — Of, relating to, or conferring a commission.
- common canary — See under canary (def 1).
- common prayer — the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer
- common rhythm — the usual English verse rhythm created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of a stressed syllable and one or two unstressed ones.
- communicatory — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- communicology — the study of communication.
- commutability — The quality of being commutable.
- commutatively — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.