12-letter words containing s, y, c, o, i
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- cyanogenesis — the release by certain plants, such as cherry laurel, of hydrogen cyanide, esp after wounding or invasion by pathogens
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer
- cyclostyling — Present participle of cyclostyle.
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- cyprinodonts — Plural form of cyprinodont.
- cystectomies — Plural form of cystectomy.
- cysticercoid — the larva of any of certain tapeworms, which resembles a cysticercus but has a smaller bladder
- cystostomies — Plural form of cystostomy.
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- cytogenetics — the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation
- cytokinetics — (biology) The study of cytokinesis.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- dictyostelic — Of or possessing a dictyostele.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- discommodity — inconvenience; disadvantageousness.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discongruity — incongruity.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- dissociality — the fact or characteristic of being dissocial
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- ecclesiology — the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
- economy size — product: large, inexpensive
- economy-size — larger in size and costing less per unit of measurement than a smaller size: an economy-size box of soap flakes.
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- factitiously — In a factitious manner.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fallaciously — In a fallacious manner, erroneously, illogically.
- felicitously — In a felicitous manner.
- fictitiously — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- folk society — an often small, homogeneous, and isolated community or society functioning chiefly through primary contacts and strongly attached to its traditional ways of living.