10-letter words containing y, i
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
- catalystic — (nonstandard) Serving as a catalyst; catalytic.
- catalyzing — Present participle of catalyze.
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
- causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- cavalierly — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cecutiency — the state of or tendency to full or partial blindness
- cedar city — a town in SW Utah.
- celibately — In a celibate way.
- celioscopy — celoscope.
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- centricity — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- certainity — Misspelling of certainty.
- certifying — Present participle of certify.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chalcidfly — any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright metallic coloration, the larvae of which are chiefly parasitic on various stages of other insects.
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- charitably — generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- cherry pie — any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope.
- cherry-pie — a widely planted garden heliotrope, Heliotropium peruvianum
- cherrylike — Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor.
- cherrypick — Alternative spelling of cherry-pick.
- chessylite — the blue mineral azurite or copper carbonate
- childishly — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chiliarchy — the position or office of a leader of a thousand soldiers
- chillingly — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chilly bin — a portable insulated container with provision for packing food and drink in ice
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- china clay — kaolin.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chirognomy — the study of the hand in order to discern a person's nature or future events
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chirurgery — surgery.
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chlamydial — of or relating to infections caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- chronicity — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chrysippus — 280–209? b.c, Greek Stoic philosopher.
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4