12-letter words containing n, o, s, y
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- chemosensory — sensitive to chemical stimuli, as the sensory nerve endings that mediate taste and smell.
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- cockeyedness — the condition of being cockeyed
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- concessively — in a concessive manner
- conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- confiscatory — involving confiscation
- conscionably — being in conformity with one's conscience; just.
- consecratory — That consecrates.
- consensually — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
- consentingly — in a consenting manner
- consequently — Consequently means as a result.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- consignatory — a cosignatory
- consistently — agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.
- conspectuity — vision or sight
- conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- constituency — A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a parliament or government.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consummatory — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- contiguously — touching; in contact.
- continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- convulsively — of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
- conway's law — (project, humour) The rule (presumably formulated by Melvin Conway) that the organisation of software and the organisation of the software team will be congruent; originally stated as "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler".
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- coscinomancy — a form of divination involving the interpretation of the movement of a sieve suspended by shears
- counterstyle — an opposing style
- countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia