12-letter words containing o, c, y
- osteichthyes — the class comprising the bony fishes.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
- oxycellulose — any substance formed naturally or synthetically by the oxidation of cellulose.
- oxygen cycle — the process by which oxygen released into the atmosphere by photosynthetic organisms is taken up by aerobic organisms while the carbon dioxide released as a by-product of repiration is taken up for photosynthesis.
- oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
- oyster sauce — thick oyster-flavoured Asian relish
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paleoecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- part company — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
- pay court to — to court, as for favor or love
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
- penal colony — remote prison
- penny stocks — Penny stocks are high-risk stock that sells for a very low price outside of the main stock exchange.
- peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- platonically — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.