8-letter words containing o, c, y, t
- cryotron — a miniature switch working at the temperature of liquid helium and depending for its action on the production and destruction of superconducting properties in the conductor
- curatory — the office of a curator
- cyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- cyclitol — an alicyclic compound
- cymation — cymatium.
- cynodont — a carnivorous mammal-like reptile of the late Permian and Triassic periods, whose specialized teeth were well developed
- cyrtosis — Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- cytogeny — (biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis.
- cytokine — any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon
- cytology — the study of plant and animal cells, including their structure, function, and formation
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- cytosols — Plural form of cytosol.
- cytosome — the body of a cell excluding its nucleus
- cytozoic — a parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell.
- cytozoon — a parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell.
- dactylo- — finger or toe
- docherty — Pete. born 1979, English rock musician and songwriter; member of The Libertines (1997–2004) and Babyshambles (from 2005)
- docility — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- doctorly — having the qualities or characteristics of a doctor
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonic — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopic — Dystopian.
- ecotypes — Plural form of ecotype.
- ecotypic — Of or pertaining to an ecotype.
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- emictory — relating to emiction, the passing of urine
- epicotyl — The region of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon.
- exocytic — Of or pertaining to exocytosis.
- ferocity — a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
- gonocyte — an oocyte or spermatocyte
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- hemocyte — a blood cell.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hypothec — Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- ichthyo- — indicating or relating to fishes
- ionicity — (uncountable) The condition of being ionic.
- isostacy — Geology. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress.
- isotypic — of or relating to an isotype.
- jocosity — the state or quality of being jocose.
- joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
- kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- locality — a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there: They moved to another locality.
- loch tay — a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)
- locutory — locutorium.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- meiocyte — a cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores (meiospores)
- monocyte — a large, circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests large foreign particles and cell debris.