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10-letter words containing o, l, y

  • coralberry — a small shrub, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, that is native to North America and is cultivated for its berries
  • cordiality — warmth of feeling
  • corn dolly — a decorative figure made by plaiting straw
  • corporally — of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering.
  • corpulency — Alternative form of corpulence.
  • cortically — Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
  • corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
  • corylopsis — any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Corylopsis, which are found in eastern Asia and have yellow flowers
  • cosmically — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
  • cosmolatry — the worship of the cosmos
  • costlessly — in a costless manner
  • cosy along — to reassure (someone), esp with false assurances
  • cotyledons — Plural form of cotyledon.
  • cotyliform — shaped like a cup
  • cotylosaur — any of various members of the extinct order of primitive and massive reptiles known as Cotylosauria, which lived between the Carboniferous and Triassic ages
  • coulometry — a method used in quantitative analysis, whereby the amount of a substance set free or deposited during electrolysis is determined by measuring the number of coulombs that passed through the electrolyte.
  • courtierly — of a courtier
  • covalently — the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.
  • covetingly — in a covetous manner
  • covetously — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
  • coweringly — in a cowering manner
  • craniology — the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
  • crazy golf — a putting game in which the ball has to be played via various obstacles
  • cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
  • cryptology — the study of secret codes or ciphers and the devices used to create and decipher them
  • crystallo- — crystal
  • cubby-hole — A cubby-hole is a very small room or space for storing things.
  • cubbyholes — Plural form of cubbyhole.
  • cuddly toy — a soft toy, such as a teddy bear
  • culdoscopy — Endoscopy of the female pelvic organs by way of the vagina.
  • cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
  • cyberglove — (hardware, virtual reality)   A data glove sold by Virtual Technologies. The spandex-like glove houses 18 sensors to track accurately just about every move your hand is capable of making. The accompanying software includes a three-dimensional hand model that can he added to any virtual reality application. The glove includes a mount for Polhemus and Ascension sensors.
  • cyclobutyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclobutane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
  • cyclodiene — a group of organic insecticides, many of which are banned in the US and Europe
  • cyclograph — Arcograph.
  • cyclohexyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
  • cycloidian — of or pertaining to a cycloid
  • cyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of a cyclone.
  • cyclomatic — (mathematics) Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.
  • cyclometer — a device that records the number of revolutions made by a wheel and hence the distance travelled
  • cyclopedia — encyclopedia
  • cyclopedic — like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.
  • cycloramas — Plural form of cyclorama.
  • cycloramic — a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
  • cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
  • cyclostome — any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills
  • cyclostyle — a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel, used for cutting minute holes in a specially prepared stencil. Copies of the design so formed can be printed on a duplicator by forcing ink through the holes
  • cyclothyme — a person suffering from cyclothymia
  • cyclotomic — relating to the mathematical problem of dividing a circle into a given number of equal segments
  • cyclotrons — Plural form of cyclotron.
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