12-letter words containing o, c, y
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isotacticity — (of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain. See also configuration (def 4).
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- john mauchly — (person) /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
- johnson city — a city in NE Tennessee.
- jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- keep company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- kitty-corner — diagonal.
- kona cyclone — a slow-moving cyclone occuring during the winter over the subtropical Pacific Ocean.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lady's-smock — a N temperate plant, Cardamine pratensis, with white or rose-pink flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- lanceolately — in a lanceolate way or form
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- lasciviously — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
- leper colony — a place where people who have leprosy live in quarantine
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- locationally — a place of settlement, activity, or residence: This town is a good location for a young doctor.
- locomobility — the ability to move from one place to another
- locomotivity — the capability of moving from one place to another
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- loquaciously — In a loquacious manner.
- loyalty card — customer incentive scheme
- lubriciously — In a lubricious manner.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes