11-letter words containing r, o, y
- castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
- cell theory — a basic tenet of modern biology, first stated by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann in 1838–39, that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms.
- cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
- chancellory — Alternative spelling of chancellery.
- chao phraya — a river in N Thailand, rising in the N highlands and flowing south to the Gulf of Thailand. Length: (including the headstreams Nan and Ping) 1200 km (750 miles)
- charactonym — a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character.
- chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
- cherry bomb — a powerful firecracker that is shaped like a cherry
- cherry coal — a type of bituminous coal that burns readily and gives a hot fire.
- cherrystone — a small or not fully-grown edible clam of the genus Mercenaria, found in the waters off the Atlantic coast of North America
- chirography — handwriting; penmanship
- chlorhydric — (chemistry) Alternative form of hydrochloric.
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorophyll — Chlorophyll is any, or all, of a group of green pigments that are found in plants and other organisms, which enables them to use the energy from sunlight.
- chlorophyte — A lower plant of the division Chlorophyta, which comprises the green algae.
- chokecherry — any of several North American species of cherry, esp Prunus virginiana, having very astringent dark red or black fruit
- chondrocyte — A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
- chorography — the technique of mapping regions
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
- christology — the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chrysocracy — a form of government by the rich
- chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- city editor — The city editor of a newspaper is the editor who is in charge of local news.
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- clergywomen — Plural form of clergywoman.
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- coach party — a group of people who travel together on a coach trip
- codicillary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a codicil.