12-letter words containing t, s, a, o, y
- bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- bypass ratio — the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
- cafe society — people, esp intellectuals and artists who meet in cafés
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- caliginosity — darkness
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- 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.
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- 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.
- 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
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- confiscatory — involving confiscation
- consecratory — That consecrates.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- consignatory — a cosignatory
- conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consummatory — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- coyote state — South Dakota (used as a nickname).
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- crossability — the quality of being crossable
- cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- cyclostomate — having a round mouth
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- cytoskeletal — of or relating to a cytoskeleton
- dactyloscopy — the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification
- day hospital — part of a hospital that offers therapeutic services, where patients usually attend all day but go home or to a hospital ward at night