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16-letter words containing o, y

  • cross of calvary — a Latin cross with a representation of steps beneath it.
  • crossbow archery — the sport of shooting with a crossbow
  • crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
  • croydon facelift — the tightening effect on the skin of a woman's face caused by securing the hair at the back of the head in a tight ponytail
  • cry for the moon — to desire the unattainable
  • cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
  • cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
  • cryptozoological — (cryptozoology) Of or pertaining to cryptozoology.
  • cryptozoologists — Plural form of cryptozoologist.
  • crystal detector — a demodulator, used esp in microwave circuits and in early radio receivers, consisting of a thin metal wire in point contact with a semiconductor crystal
  • crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
  • crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
  • cuban royal palm — a feather palm, Roystonea regia, of tropical America, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle, drooping leaves from 10 to 15 feet (3 to 5 meters) long, and small, round fruit.
  • cupric hydroxide — a blue, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Cu(OH) 2 , used in the manufacture of rayon, as a source for copper salts, and as a mordant.
  • customary tenant — a tenant occupying a property under the customs of the manor, often a low-status tenant with little security of tenure
  • cut and blow-dry — a hairdressing procedure in which the customer's hair is cut and blow-dried
  • cutoff frequency — a frequency level above or below which a device fails to respond or operate efficiently
  • cyanogen bromide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous, volatile, crystalline solid, BrCN, used chiefly as a fumigant and a pesticide.
  • cycle of erosion — the hypothetical sequence of modifications to the earth's surface by erosion, from the original uplift of the land to the ultimate low plain, usually divided into the youthful, mature, and old stages
  • cyclohexamantane — (chemistry) A certain diamondoid, C26H30.
  • cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
  • cygnus tcl tools — (tool)   A rebundling of Tcl and Tk into the Cygnus GNU build framework with "configure" by david d 'zoo' zuhn <[email protected]>.
  • cystourethrocele — A urethrocele occurring with a cystocele.
  • cytoarchitecture — (biology) The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ.
  • cytotechnologist — a technician who specializes in identifying cells and cellular abnormalities.
  • cytotoxic t cell — a killer T cell
  • cytotrophoblasts — Plural form of cytotrophoblast.
  • d-type flip-flop — (hardware)   A digital logic device that stores the status of its "D" input whenever its clock input makes a certain transition (low to high or high to low). The output, "Q", shows the currently stored value. Compare J-K flip-flop.
  • dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
  • dakota territory — a territory in the N central U.S., from 1861 to 1868 comprising present-day North Dakota and South Dakota, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
  • darwinian theory — Darwin's theory of evolution, which holds that all species of plants and animals developed from earlier forms by hereditary transmission of slight variations in successive generations, and that natural selection determines which forms will survive
  • day of atonement — Yom Kippur
  • day of reckoning — If someone talks about the day of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people will be forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now.
  • daylight robbery — If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery.
  • debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates
  • deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
  • deflationary gap — a situation in which total spending in an economy is insufficient to buy all the output that can be produced with full employment
  • dehydroascorbate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid.
  • delayed reaction — response after an interval
  • democratic party — (in the US) the older and more liberal of the two major political parties, so named since 1840
  • demolition derby — a competition in which contestants drive old cars into each other until there is only one car left running
  • dendrochronology — the study of the annual rings of trees, used esp to date past events
  • denominationally — In a denominational manner; by denomination or sect.
  • deoxyhaemoglobin — (biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin that has released its oxygen.
  • deoxyribonucleic — (genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
  • dependency-prone — tending to become psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug.
  • depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
  • depolymerization — (chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments.
  • depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
  • dermatologically — In a dermatological way.
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