12-letter words containing m, y, o
- copolymerise — Alt form copolymerize.
- copolymerize — to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- coscinomancy — a form of divination involving the interpretation of the movement of a sieve suspended by shears
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- country mile — a long way
- countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.
- countrywomen — Plural form of countrywoman.
- coxey's army — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
- cruciformity — being in the shape of a cross; cross-shaped.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptogamian — of or relating to cryptogams
- cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- cryptosystem — a system for encoding and decoding secret messages.
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- customs duty — a tax payable to customs when importing or exporting goods
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cyber mosque — a website dealing with Islamic religious matters
- cyclostomate — having a round mouth
- cyclostomous — of or relating to a cyclostome
- cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
- cymbocephaly — scaphocephaly.
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- cystectomies — Plural form of cystectomy.
- cystostomies — Plural form of cystostomy.
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- cytomembrane — a membrane around a cell that encloses cytoplasm and acts as a semi-permeable barrier
- cytotaxonomy — classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp the number, shape, etc, of the chromosomes
- dactinomycin — a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- danger money — extra money paid to compensate for the risks involved in certain dangerous jobs
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- densitometry — Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives.
- deoxymannose — rhamnose.
- depolymerize — to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones