9-letter words containing o, c, y, t, e
- ketolytic — the breaking down of ketones.
- lectotype — a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.
- leucocyte — leukocyte.
- leucotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- leukocyte — white blood cell.
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lobectomy — excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.
- macrocyte — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- mastocyte — Mast cell.
- metonymic — Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
- microcyte — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- monocytes — (immunology) Plural form of monocyte.
- myelocyte — a cell of the bone marrow, especially one developing into a granulocyte.
- necrotomy — Surgery. the excision of necrosed bone.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- normocyte — an erythrocyte of normal size.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- objectify — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- objectory — (programming) An object-oriented methodology mostly created by Ivar Jacobson.
- obscenity — the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- oomycetes — Plural form of oomycete.
- open city — a city that, during a war, is officially declared demilitarized and open to occupation, and that will consequently not be defended, in order to spare it, under international law, from bombardment or other military attack.
- ostectomy — excision of part or all of a bone.
- osteocyte — a cell of osseous tissue within the bone matrix; a bone cell.
- outjockey — to outmaneuver: We outjockeyed the competition and got our bid in first.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- precocity — the state of being or tendency to be precocious.
- procerity — tallness
- radectomy — excision of part or all of the root of a tooth.
- refectory — a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution.
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- scouthery — scorching
- secretory — pertaining to secretion.
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- skyrocket — a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
- sporocyte — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
- syncopate — Music. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way.
- telescopy — the use of the telescope.
- theocracy — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- theomachy — a battle with or among the gods.
- theomancy — divination or prophecy by an oracle or by people directly inspired by a god
- thymocyte — a cell that develops in the thymus and is the precursor of T cells.
- time copy — written material set in type and held for future use. Compare filler (def 5).
- topectomy — excision of part of the cerebral cortex for the relief of unmanageable pain or especially as a treatment for certain mental disorders.