10-letter words containing l, y, c
- oceanology — the practical application of oceanography.
- ochlocracy — government by the mob; mob rule; mobocracy.
- octaploidy — the fact of having or containing eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- oculogyric — (medicine) Pertaining to the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.
- officially — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- officialty — the office, jurisdiction, or charge of an official
- old comedy — Greek comedy of the 5th century b.c., which derived from fertility rites in honor of Dionysus and combined robust humor with biting personal and political satire.
- ollycrocks — Plural form of ollycrock.
- only child — sb without siblings
- oracularly — In an oracular manner.
- oryctology — the study of fossils, minerals, and rocks
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- otto cycle — an idealization of the thermodynamic cycle of the internal combustion engine with air as the working substance: intake of air at atmospheric pressure, then adiabatic compression, then ignition with an increase of pressure and temperature at constant volume, then adiabatic expansion and performance of work, then a drop to atmospheric pressure at constant volume and a rejection of heat to the environment, then the exhaust of air at constant pressure.
- overcostly — Too costly. (from 16th c.).
- overnicely — in an overnice manner
- oxycalcium — pertaining to or produced by oxygen and calcium.
- oxycephaly — a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
- paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pay a call — visit
- pdsa cycle — Plan, Do, See, Approve (from Japan).
- peacefully — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- perl-byacc — A modified version of byacc that generates a parser in Perl code, by Rick Ohnemus <[email protected]>. It has a "-p" switch so multiple parsers can be used in one program (C or Perl). Version 1.8.2 should work on most Unix systems. It also works with SAS/C 6.x on Amiga.
- phatically — in a phatic manner
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phylactery — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- phylloclad — cladophyll
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physically — relating to the body or its appearance: He is not physically attractive.
- piccadilly — one of the main streets of London, running from Piccadilly Circus to Hyde Park Corner
- piercingly — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- pinchingly — in a mean or pinching way
- plant city — a city in W Florida.
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plasticity — the quality or state of being plastic.
- play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- play havoc — to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to)
- play, inc. — (company) The company which designed and markets Snappy Video Snapshot.
- play-lunch — a schoolchild's mid-morning snack
- playacting — to engage in make-believe.
- playschool — preschool, nursery school