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12-letter words containing o, c, y

  • thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
  • thrombectomy — surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
  • thrombocytic — platelet.
  • thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
  • thymectomize — to surgically remove the thymus; to perform a thymectomy
  • thyrotrophic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
  • top security — ultra secure
  • touch system — a system of typing in which each finger is assigned to one or more keys, thereby enabling a person to type without looking at the keyboard.
  • touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
  • touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
  • touchy-feely — Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.
  • toxigenicity — the quality of being toxigenic
  • tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
  • tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
  • tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
  • tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
  • tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
  • trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
  • trichophyton — a parasitic fungus belonging to the genus Trichophyton that can infect human skin, hair, and nails
  • trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
  • trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
  • tschaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
  • two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
  • type section — the sequence of strata referred to in establishing a stratigraphic unit, as a member or formation.
  • typification — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
  • unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
  • uncoercively — in an uncoercive manner
  • unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
  • unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
  • unconfusedly — in an unconfused manner
  • ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
  • unheroically — in an unheroic manner
  • unironically — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
  • unnoticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
  • unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
  • unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
  • urethrectomy — excision or removal of part or all of the urethra.
  • urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
  • vacation pay — salary paid during holidays
  • vasoactivity — activity that affects the diameter of blood vessels
  • ventnor city — a town in SE New Jersey.
  • very much so — The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct.
  • victoria day — (in Canada) the first Monday preceding May 25, observed as a national holiday.
  • victoriously — having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant: our victorious army.
  • victory roll — a roll of an aircraft made by a pilot to announce or celebrate the shooting down of an enemy plane or other cause for celebration
  • victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
  • video jockey — a person who plays, announces, and comments on videocassette recordings, as on a music video broadcast or at a discotheque.
  • video piracy — the unauthorized or prohibited use of audio-visual works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works
  • vocationally — of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
  • vociferosity — the characteristic of being vociferous
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