9-letter words containing y, l
- catalepsy — a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
- catalysed — to act upon by catalysis.
- catalyser — Alternative form of catalyzer.
- catalyses — Chemistry. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst.
- catalysis — Catalysis is the speeding up of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst to it.
- catalysts — Plural form of catalyst.
- catalytic — In chemistry, a catalytic substance or a substance with catalytic properties is a substance which increases the speed of a chemical reaction.
- catalyzed — to act upon by catalysis.
- catalyzer — That which catalyzes.
- catalyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalyze.
- cataphyll — a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon
- cataplexy — sudden temporary paralysis, brought on by severe shock
- cattishly — In a cattish manner.
- cattleyas — Plural form of cattleya.
- causality — Causality is the relationship of cause and effect.
- cd player — A CD player is a machine on which you can play CDs.
- celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
- celiotomy — laparotomy (def 2).
- cell body — the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites.
- cellarway — the entrance leading into a cellar
- centrally — of or forming the center: the central hut in the village.
- certainly — You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
- ceylonese — of or relating to Ceylon or its inhabitants
- ceylonite — a dark blue or black form of spinel
- chairlady — chairwoman.
- chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
- chalybite — siderite (def 1).
- chandlery — the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler
- chantilly — a town in N France, near the Forest of Chantilly formerly famous for lace and porcelain. Pop: 10 902 (1999)
- charcoaly — resembling charcoal
- chernobyl — a town in N Ukraine; site of a nuclear power station accident in 1986
- cherylene — a female given name.
- chidingly — In a chiding manner.
- chirality — the configuration or handedness (left or right) of an asymmetric, optically active chemical compound
- chirology — Palm reading.
- chlamydes — Plural form of chlamys.
- chlamydia — Chlamydia is a sexually-transmitted disease.
- chocolaty — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- chokingly — in a strangling, suffocating, or choking manner
- cholecyst — the gallbladder
- chorology — the study of the causal relations between geographical phenomena occurring within a particular region
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- circulary — (obsolete) circular; illogical.
- citizenly — Pertaining to citizens.
- city hall — The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices.
- city plan — the developmental plan for a city or town arrived at through the process of city planning.
- civically — of or relating to a city; municipal: civic problems.
- civil day — day (def 3c).
- clamantly — urgently