12-letter words containing o, y, s
- bootylicious — sexually attractive, esp with curvaceous buttocks
- bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
- botrytis rot — a disease of many plants caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis, characterized by leaf blight, a tan-gray moldlike surface growth, and the rotting of stems and storage organs.
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- bottomlessly — from a bottomless point of view
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- boyoma falls — a series of seven cataracts in the NE Democratic Republic of Congo, on the upper River Congo: forms an unnavigable stretch of 90 km (56 miles), which falls 60 m (200 ft)
- brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
- bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
- bus topology — bus
- by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
- by the score — If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
- by wholesale — at wholesale
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- bypass ratio — the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- cafe society — people, esp intellectuals and artists who meet in cafés
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calcareously — in a calcareous manner
- caliginosity — darkness
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- calycoideous — calycoid
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cash economy — an economic system, or part of one, in which financial transactions are carried out in cash rather than via direct debit, standing order, bank transfer, or credit card
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- charity toss — a free shot given as a penalty for a foul
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemosensory — sensitive to chemical stimuli, as the sensory nerve endings that mediate taste and smell.
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorophylls — Plural form of chlorophyll.
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
- choicelessly — In a choiceless manner.
- chord symbol — any of a series of letters and numerals, used as a shorthand indication of chords, esp in jazz, folk, or pop music
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.