9-letter words containing o, y, s, t
- contrasty — (of a photograph or subject) having sharp gradations in tone, esp between light and dark areas
- copyedits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyedit.
- copypasta — (Internet slang) A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else.
- costively — In a costive manner.
- costotomy — surgical incision into a rib
- costumery — multiple costumes considered collectively
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- crinosity — Hairiness.
- cryostats — Plural form of cryostat.
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- cystiform — resembling a cyst
- cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
- cystocele — a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina
- cystogram — A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- cystotomy — surgical incision into the gall bladder or urinary bladder
- cytokines — Plural form of cytokine.
- cytolysin — a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells
- cytolysis — the dissolution of cells, esp by the destruction of their membranes
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- cytosolic — of or relating to a cytosol
- cytostome — the mouth of a protozoan.
- cytotaxis — movement of cells due to external stimulation
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- destroyer — A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship.
- desultory — Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.
- dhrystone — (benchmark) A short synthetic benchmark program by Reinhold Weicker <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, intended to be representative of system (integer) programming. It is available in ADA, Pascal and C. The current version is Dhrystone 2.1. The author says, "Relying on MIPS V1.1 (the result of V1.1) numbers can be hazardous to your professional health." Due to its small size, the memory system outside the cache is not tested. Compilers can too easily optimise for Dhrystone. String operations are somewhat over-represented.
- discotomy — (surgery) alternative spelling of discectomy.
- doltishly — In a doltish manner.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dry stock — cattle that are raised for meat
- dry-stone — (of a wall) made without mortar
- dubiosity — dubiety.
- duteously — In a duteous manner.
- dystopian — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- dystopias — Plural form of dystopia.
- dystrophy — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- ebriosity — the state of being regularly drunk
- ecosystem — a system, or a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
- endostyle — (zoology) A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys.
- epicotyls — Plural form of epicotyl.
- erosivity — the ability to cause erosion
- exocytose — (of a cell) to secrete a substance from within
- exosystem — (astronomy) A system of exoplanets and associated star.
- exstrophy — (medicine) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- eyesocket — Alternative spelling of eye socket.