10-letter words containing l, y, c, a, o
- carphology — the action of grasping at imaginary objects or plucking at one's bed linen, a characteristic of people affected by delirium
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- ceylon tea — a tea from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chocolatey — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cladophyll — a green, flattened branch arising from the axil of a leaf, with the shape and functions of a foliage leaf
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clappy-doo — a large black mussel
- clay court — a tennis court with a playing surface topped by a layer of crushed shale, brick, or stone
- clay flour — dried and pulverized clay.
- clay stone — argillite.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- claystones — argillite.
- clearstory — clerestory
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- cloth yard — a medieval unit of measure for cloth, fixed at 37 inches by Edward VI of England: also used as a length for longbow arrows
- cocatalyst — a substance that acts in tandem with another as a catalyst
- cockabully — any of several small freshwater fish of New Zealand
- coequality — The condition of being coequal.
- cognizably — In a cognizable manner.
- colonially — In a colonial manner.
- colossally — extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
- colwyn bay — a town and resort in N Wales, in Conwy county borough. Pop: 30 269 (2001)
- comicality — the quality of being comical
- commonalty — the ordinary people as distinct from those with authority, rank, or title, esp when considered as a political and social unit or estate of the realm
- communally — used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.
- comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- compatibly — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- compliancy — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- complicacy — the condition or quality of being complicated
- conciliary — conciliar
- condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- condylomas — Plural form of condyloma.
- confocally — in a confocal manner
- confusably — In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
- conjugally — In a conjugal manner; as husband and wife.
- consolably — In an consolable manner.
- constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- conveyable — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- copulatory — to engage in sexual intercourse.
- coral lily — a bulbous herb, Lilium pumilum, of eastern Asia, having scarlet flowers with recurved petals.
- coralberry — a small shrub, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, that is native to North America and is cultivated for its berries
- cordiality — warmth of feeling