11-letter words containing n, y, o, r
- countermyth — a myth that conflicts with another myth
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterploy — an opposing or retaliatory ploy
- countertype — an opposite type
- countryfied — countrified
- countryfolk — people living or raised in the country; rustics.
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country
- countryside — The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities.
- countrywide — Something that happens or exists countrywide happens or exists throughout the whole of a particular country.
- county fair — a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.
- county farm — a farm maintained for the poor by a county.
- cow country — a region of cattle ranches, as rural areas of the southwestern U.S., especially Texas.
- craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
- craniognomy — the scientific study of the shape and characteristics of the skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- creationary — Of or relating to creation.
- criminatory — Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
- criminology — Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals.
- crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- crown derby — a type of porcelain manufactured at Derby from 1784–1848
- cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
- cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
- cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
- cryosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in cryosurgery
- cryptobiont — any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis
- cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
- cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
- cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cycloserine — an antibiotic effective in the treatment of tuberculosis
- cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
- cylindroids — Plural form of cylindroid.
- cypriniform — Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches.
- cyprinodont — any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow
- cyproterone — an antiandrogen drug that suppresses testosterone in the body
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- delineatory — That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demonocracy — power of or rule by demons
- demonolatry — the worship of demons
- dendroglyph — the art of carving in the bark of a living tree, esp as practised by the aboriginal peoples of New Zealand
- dendrolatry — the worship of trees