12-letter words containing y, c, a
- nonenzymatic — relating to a process not produced by enzymes
- nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- occasionally — at times; from time to time; now and then.
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- oligodactyly — The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- oratorically — of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory: His oratorical prowess has led to political success.
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
- oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
- oyster sauce — thick oyster-flavoured Asian relish
- pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paleoecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- panic buying — shopping to stockpile for emergency
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- part company — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- participancy — participation.