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14-letter words containing o, c, a, s, e, y

  • cyclooxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
  • cyclosilicates — Plural form of cyclosilicate.
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • decarboxylases — Plural form of decarboxylase.
  • decay constant — the reciprocal of the decay time.
  • deinonychosaur — Any omnivorous or carnivorous coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauria.
  • dermatomycoses — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
  • dermatomycosis — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
  • disconsolately — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
  • discretionally — At one's discretion.
  • disneyfication — to create or alter in a simplified, sentimentalized, or contrived form or manner: museums that have become Disneyfied to attract more visitors.
  • dodecasyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to 12 syllables.
  • dodecasyllable — a word or line of verse containing 12 syllables.
  • dorcas society — a society of women of a church whose work it is to provide clothing for the poor.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • encompassingly — So as to encompass.
  • encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
  • encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
  • endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
  • erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
  • eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
  • eugeosynclinal — of or relating to a eugeosyncline
  • eulogistically — In the form or manner of a eulogy; with praise.
  • exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
  • fabian society — a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means.
  • gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
  • hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
  • iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
  • idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
  • idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
  • inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
  • innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
  • issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
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