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11-letter words containing y, n

  • craftsmanly — Befitting a craftsman.
  • craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
  • craniognomy — the scientific study of the shape and characteristics of the skull
  • craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
  • cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
  • creationary — Of or relating to creation.
  • criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
  • criminatory — Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
  • criminology — Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals.
  • cripplingly — Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal. Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way: a mental cripple.
  • crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
  • crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
  • crown derby — a type of porcelain manufactured at Derby from 1784–1848
  • cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
  • cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
  • cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
  • cryosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in cryosurgery
  • cryptobiont — any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis
  • cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
  • cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
  • crystalline — A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals.
  • cut-and-try — marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.
  • cutaneously — In a cutaneous way.
  • cyanic acid — colourless poisonous volatile liquid acid
  • cyanidation — (metallurgy) The extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process.
  • cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
  • cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
  • cyberfriend — A friend with whom one communicates only through the Internet or cyberspace.
  • cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
  • cybernetics — Cybernetics is science which involves studying the way electronic machines and human brains work, and developing machines that do things or think like people.
  • cyclazocine — an opiate antagonist used to inhibit the effects of morphine or heroin
  • cyclization — the process by which the atoms of a compound become a closed ring
  • cycloalkane — any saturated hydrocarbon similar to an alkane but having a cyclic molecular structure and the general formula CnH2n
  • cycloalkene — (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
  • cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
  • cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
  • cyclohexene — (organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
  • cyclolignan — (organic chemistry) Any lignan having an additional ring.
  • cycloolefin — any of the homologous series of unsaturated, alicyclic hydrocarbons, as cyclooctatetraene and cyclopentadiene, containing one double bond in the ring and having the general formula C 11 H 2n−2 .
  • cyclopentyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
  • cycloserine — an antibiotic effective in the treatment of tuberculosis
  • cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
  • cylindrical — Something that is cylindrical is in the shape of a cylinder.
  • cylindroids — Plural form of cylindroid.
  • cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
  • cynicalness — The state or quality of being cynical.
  • cynophilist — a person with a love of dogs
  • cypherpunks — Plural form of cypherpunk.
  • cypriniform — Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches.
  • cyprinodont — any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow
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