12-letter words containing y, e, t
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- county clerk — a senior local government official
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- courtly love — a tradition represented in Western European literature between the 12th and the 14th centuries, idealizing love between a knight and a revered (usually married) lady
- coyote state — South Dakota (used as a nickname).
- crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
- craveability — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- credit entry — an accounting entry showing income or capital assets
- creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- cruelty-free — (of a cosmetic or other product) developed without being tested on animals
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
- cryptolocker — (security) The best known example of the kind of malware known as ransomware. CryptoLocker encrypts files on your computer and then demands that you send the malware operator money in order to have the files decrypted. According to FBI estimates, CryptoLocker had more than 500,000 victims between September 2013 and May 2014. Around 1.3 percent paid to free their files, earning the malware makers around $3 million. The criminal network was smashed by authorities and security researchers in May 2014 and a tool put online to decryt victim's files for free.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- cryptosystem — a system for encoding and decoding secret messages.
- crystal lake — a town in NE Illinois.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallites — Plural form of crystallite.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- crystallizer — A crystallizer is a vessel or stage in which a crystal grows from a liquid.
- crystallizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystallize.
- cumulatively — increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions: the cumulative effect of one rejection after another.
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- cyanogenetic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- cyberathlete — a professional player of computer games
- cyberattacks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cyberattack.
- cybercasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- cyberculture — a unique set of habits, values, and other elements of culture that have evolved from the use of computers and the Internet.
- cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics
- cyberreality — A reality created in cyberspace.
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- cyberstalker — (Internet) A stalker who operates online.
- cybertrooper — (in Malaysia) An activist who uses cyberspace.
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- cycle helmet — a protective helmet worn by cyclists to prevent head injuries
- cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cyclopentane — a colourless insoluble cycloalkane found in petroleum and used mainly as a solvent. Formula: C5H10
- cyclostomate — having a round mouth
- 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.
- cytoanalyzer — an electronic optical device for screening smears of cells suspected of being malignant.