15-letter words containing o, p, y
- chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
- chimney-pot hat — a high silk hat; top hat.
- chiropterophily — Pollination by bats.
- cholangiography — radiographic examination of the bile ducts after the introduction into them of a contrast medium
- chromoxylograph — a coloured print created from printing with wooden blocks
- ciliary process — one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens.
- cineangiography — the use of motion-picture recording to trace the passage of dye through blood vessels, for the diagnosis of heart and blood vessel disease
- cinemicrography — the making of a film through the lens of a microscope
- cineradiography — the filming of motion pictures through a fluoroscope or x-ray machine.
- colposcopically — by means of a colposcope or colposcopy
- common property — property belonging to all members of a community.
- communist party — (in non-Communist countries) a political party advocating Communism
- company manners — rules of politeness that people, esp children, are supposed to observe in the presence of other people
- company officer — a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.
- company pension — a pension scheme run by a company for its employees
- compassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- complementarily — In a complementary manner.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- complete theory — (logic) An abstract logical theory in which all true statements have formal proofs within the theory.
- complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- compositionally — in a compositional manner
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- compressibility — the ability to be compressed
- computationally — from a computational point of view
- computer memory — memory (def 11).
- computer system — a computer or a set of computers that works together
- concrete poetry — poetry in which the visual form of the poem is used to convey meaning
- contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
- contemporaneity — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
- contemptibility — The quality of being contemptible.
- copy protection — a routine that is included in a program by its publisher to prevent the software from being duplicated except for a single backup copy.
- copying machine — a machine that makes copies of original documents, especially by xerography.
- copyright block — a block of four or more U.S. stamps that includes, in the selvage of the sheet, the copyright mark of the U.S. Postal Service.
- core competency — a skill needed in order to be successful at a job or other activity: Several core competencies have been identified as critical to the success of every student.
- coronary bypass — the surgical bypass of a narrowed or blocked coronary artery by grafting a section of a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the patient's body
- correspondently — in a correspondent manner
- correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
- country bumpkin — an awkward, simple, rustic person
- county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- crossopterygian — any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians
- cryoprecipitate — a precipitate obtained by controlled thawing of a previously frozen substance. Factor VIII, for treating haemophilia, is often obtained as a cryoprecipitate from frozen blood
- cryoprotectants — Plural form of cryoprotectant.
- cryptographical — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptosporidium — any parasitic sporozoan protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, species of which are parasites of birds and animals and can be transmitted to humans, causing severe abdominal pain and diarrhoea (cryptosporidiosis)
- cryptozoologist — an expert in cryptozoology
- crystallography — the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals