2-Letter Words Ending in C

HOMONYM a word similar in structure to another

Operated by liquid (water or oil)

Relating to liquids under pressure

Operated by water under pressure

EMIC analysed linguistically by internal structure

HYPEROPE a farsighted person

MANIC one who is affected with mania

Low in tension, as muscles

Fixer to note: this is lacking muscle tone

Adjective (-ic)

Adjective (-ic)

""Having equal density, as different regions of a medium; passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an isopycnic line or surface. as, an isopycnic line or surface.""

Pl. lipolyses (-s z ) The hydrolysis of lipids.

Pity Hal with the MC for a gland

LYOPHILE pertaining to a type of colloid

LYOPHOBE not readily dispersed

Harboring a temperate virus

METONYM a word used in metonymy

What Don Juan wasn't

MONOCYTE a type of white blood cell

""Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.""

Breaking down or hydrolyzing mucus or mucopolysaccharides.

Causing dilatation of the pupil.

""A sudden twitching of muscles or parts of muscles, without any rhythm or pattern, occurring in various brain disorders.""

Of or pertaining to myopathia.

Not occurring in cycles; not cyclic. Opposite of cyclic.cyclic.

""A rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball.""

OTOCYST an organ of balance in many invertabrates

""OXYPHILE an organism that thrives on an acid environment, also OXYPHIL""

Awfully pricey nag gaining high praise

Public and elaborate eulogy

Praise excited gay prince

Drunk (informal)

Drunk city batsman quietly uplifted

Smashed CIA, partly struggling

Adjective (-ic)

GAMIC requiring fertilisation

Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.

Like nylon, chemically

Polytechnic type almost in charge of many subdivisions

Itchy cops (anagram)

Like Hannibal Lecter

Out of touch with reality

""Producing heat; said of substances, as septic poisons, which elevate the temperature of the body and cause fever.""

Decomposition or transformation of a compound caused by heat.

Containing pyroxene; composed chiefly of pyroxene.

RHYOLITE a volcanic rock

Artistic city's redesigned around tip

Pertaining to literary design or appearance

Rhetorical

Sensuous city bar is demolished

Affording, enjoying, luxury

Devoted to luxury

""Pl. syllepses (-s z) A construction in which a word governs two or more other words but agrees in number, gender, or case with only one, or has a different meaning when applied to each of the words, as in He lost his coat and his temper.""

Mutually beneficial

Of different organisms, living together for mutual benefit

Equally balanced

Evenly proportioned.

Well proportioned

Ecology Occupying the same or overlapping geographic areas without interbreeding. Used of populations of closely related species.

Like some music? My, Chopin's fantastic!

My! Chopin's unusually melodic

Like a major classical music form

""Uniting and blending together different systems, as of philosophy, morals, or religion.""

""Genetically identical or closely related, so as to allow tissue transplant; immunologically compatible: syngeneic grafts; syngeneic animals.""

Cynic heard about my refusal to come up with the same definition

Relating to language structure

Random choice of Smollett

Clerical doctor has a bit of a scheme concerned with aspect of language

Man-made (fibre)

Artificially-made compound

Dacron, for example

Contractile

TOPONYM the name of a place

""Of, pertaining to, or resembling, trachyte.""

CYCLIC moving in complete circles

DYNAMIC a physical force

All about the cheekbone

""ACETYLENE A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant.""

""Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. as, an amylolytic ferment.""

Done in low relief, as a cameo

Preventing or reducing anxiety; antianxiety.

Lacking rhythm or regularity of rhythm: "a slight arrhythmic imperfection when the car idles" (Garrison Keillor).

ASTROCYTE a large star-shaped neuroglial cell in nervous tissue.

Not regularly shaped

Not perfectly balanced

Like this puzzle's grid

Type of curve, in math.

""Of or relating to the study of the effects of dynamic processes, such as motion or acceleration, on living organisms.""

Of or pertaining to bryophytes.

CARBONYL a chemical compound

""Of or pertaining to the carboxyl group; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH); as, carboxylic acids are weakly acidic.carboxyl group; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH); as, carboxylic acids are weakly acidic.""

COENOCYTE

""Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Corybantes or their rites; frantic; frenzied; as, a corybantic dance. as, a corybantic dance.""

Having an affinity for or thriving at low temperatures.

CRYOSCOPE an instrument for measuring freezing and melting points.

CRYOSTAT a refrigeration apparatus

CYANOGEN a compound of carbon and nitrogen

Relating to mechanical man

Relating to a mechanical man.

Concerning robot brains.

Containing all branches of knowledge

Representation

Adjective (-ic)

Of or relating to degeneration or disease of cells.

Having an affinity for cells.

Having an inhibitory action on cell growth or cell division.

Descended from two ancestral lines or individuals.

Detectives welcoming one black friend's return with spondee, say

DYNAMIST an adherent of {dynamism=n}

""An inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract, usually caused by a bacterial, parasitic, or protozoan infection and resulting in pain, fever, and severe diarrhea, often accompanied by the passage of blood and mucus.""

Adjective (-ic)

""Abnormal development or growth of tissues, organs, or cells.""

""Medicine Of, relating to, or afflicted with dystrophy.""

Pertaining to ecchymosis.

""A pathological condition of the lungs marked by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in labored breathing and an increased susceptibility to infection. It can be caused by irreversible expansion of the alveoli or by the destruction of alveolar walls.""

ENDOPHYTE

Like a writer of short pieces

Having cells with visible nuclei surrounded by a nuclear membrane; pertaining to eukaryotes. Contrasted with prokaryotic.prokaryotic.

""1. having a pleasing and harmonious rhythm, order, or structure""

EURYBATH an organism that can live in various water depths

Pl. exocytoses (-s z ) A process of cellular secretion or excretion in which substances contained in vesicles are discharged from the cell by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the outer cell membrane.

""GLYCERIDE A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially. glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.""

GLYCOL an {alcohol=n}

GLYCOSIDE

Providing stability through spin

Giving stability through high-speed rotation

Cog so pricy to fix, spinning as a ship's navigational aid, say (wordplay)

""HALOPHYTE A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.""

HERMAE herma

Wholly or distinctively vegetable.

Water

Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water.

Growing without soil

HYDROSOL an aqueous solution of a colloid

HYDROXYL the group containing oxygen and hydrogen

""Of, pertaining to, or using a pressure that is greater than normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends.as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends.""

Over the top

Type of geometry

Like some geometric curves

HYPERGOL a rocket fuel

MANIC one who is affected with mania

Abnormally deep or rapid breathing.

Faster than Mach 5

Very much faster than sound

Why person ice-skating circles very fast (wordplay)

""Having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution; -- of an aqueous solution. Increasing the concentration of dissolved solids increases the osmotic pressure, and thus the tonicity of a solution. Opposite of hypotonic and contrasting with isotonic.hypotonic and contrasting with isotonic.""

Leading to sleep; applied to the illusions of one who is half asleep.

Variant of hypnagogic .

Like a flu shot

Type of syringe

Kind of needle

STATIC random noise produced in a radio or television receiver

TACTIC a manoeuvre for gaining an objective

Of or pertaining to hysteresis.

ISOENZYME

Adjective (-ic)

KARYOTYPE

KERYGMA the early preaching of the Christian gospel

Disease and Illness

Adjective (-ic)

LEUKOCYTE

Adjective (-ic)

""MACROCYTE An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with pernicious anemia.""

Name deriving from female ancestor; my, romantic (anagram)

MESOPHYTE

Philosophical groundwork

In what orchestras make, the pay varies - there's no universal system of thought

""MICROCYTE One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in an\'91mia.""

Having one ring of atoms in the molecule

Containing one replaceable atom of hydrogen.

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.

MYELOCYTE

""Of, relating to, or recorded in myths or mythology.""

Of or relating to the making of myths.

ENZYMIC pertaining to an {enzyme=n}

Like plastic silverware

Russian middle name

Sort of name unusual for Cypriot man

Name derived from forefather

PERICYCLE

""Sessile organisms, such as algae and small crustaceans, that live attached to surfaces projecting from the bottom of a freshwater aquatic environment.""

""PHAGOCYTE A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.""

PHENOTYPE

""Decaying the breakdown of matter or materials under the influence of light. ; photolytic , adj . Light ()""

Poisonous to plants.

Having more than one atom in the molecule; consisting of several atoms.

Hospital able to treat wide variety of diseases

CYCLIC moving in complete circles

CYSTIC pertaining to a {cyst=n}

Excessive or abnormal thirst.

Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.

PHASIC relating to a phase

Having a multiplicity of sounds.

MYCOTIC pertaining to {mycosis=n}

""Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted.""

Zoology Having a pattern or coloration adapted for natural camouflage.

""PROTOTYPE An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.""

One who loves lighting (wordplay)

One who goes up on flames (wordplay)

He's a flaming nutter!

Any of various thermometers used for measuring high temperatures.

PYROPE a variety of garnet

Pl. radiolyses (-s z ) Molecular decomposition of a substance as a result of radiation.

A chemical reaction in which the solute and solvent react to form a new compound.

""SYNCHRO a type of remote-control device, also SELSYN""

Working together

Cooperative.

Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis.

Methodical teams City's deployed

Methodical distribution of city's steam

Done methodically

GLYPHIC pertaining to a {glyph=n}

""Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites.""

Dirty, wretched guy in niche

So unclean, it's a likely cause of disease

RHYTHMIC the science of rhythm

XEROPHYTE

Relating to air in motion.

Having a drag-reducing shape

Streamlined academy in row sadly with week to go

1991's word: Fever-preventing

Fever-reducing drug

Momentous, catastrophic

Translation of a Coptic play is outstanding

Copy capital letters - it could be a revelation

The measurement of the depth of bodies of water.

BIORHYTHM

""Having a ring composed exclusively of carbon atoms, as benzene.""

Like a violent upheaval

With violent upheaval

Relating to violent upheaval

""Inflected form of ENZYMATIC Inflected form of ENZYME a complex protein, also ENZYM""

""POLYMERIC Having the same percentage composition (that is, having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight), but different molecular weights; often used with with; thus, cyanic acid (CNOH), fulminic acid (C2N2O2H2), and cyanuric acid (C3N3O3H3), are polymeric with each other. with; thus, cyanic acid (CNOH), fulminic acid (C2N2O2H2), and cyanuric acid (C3N3O3H3), are polymeric with each other.""

CRYPTOGAM A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia.

Of obscure or unknown origin. Used of diseases.

The study of cryptanalysis or cryptography.

Of or pertaining to cyclothymia.

CYSTOSCOPE

Of or pertaining to cytogenesis or cell development.cytogenesis or cell development.

CYTOKINE a protein chemical messenger

""Of, relating to, or characterized by greatly enlarged cells.""

""CYTOPLASM The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus. karyoplasma, or substance of the nucleus.""

""Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous.""

Unfavorable; not commendatory; opposed to eulogistic. eulogistic.

""An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern, as of brain waves being recorded by an electroencephalograph.""

Pertaining to the development of an embryo.

A process of cellular ingestion by which the plasma membrane folds inward to bring substances into the cell.

EPIPHYTE a plant growing on another plant

Adjective (-ic)