13-letter words containing c, a, t, y, o, r
- novocentenary — a nine-hundredth anniversary
- obstetrically — (medicine) In terms of obstetrics.
- octocentenary — pertaining to 800 or a period of 800 years; marking the completion of 800 years.
- orgiastically — In an orgiastic fashion.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- over-analytic — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- oystercatcher — any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- participatory — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- patrifocality — the system or fact of being patrifocal
- patriotically — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
- polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
- polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
- precopulatory — carried out or occurring prior to copulation
- priority case — a matter that takes precedence over others
- proleptically — anticipatorily
- prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- prostatectomy — excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
- provinciality — provincial character.
- provocatively — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- pyrolytically — in a pyrolytic manner
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- qualificatory — That serves as qualification.
- radioactivity — the phenomenon, exhibited by and being a property of certain elements, of spontaneously emitting radiation resulting from changes in the nuclei of atoms of the element.
- reciprocality — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- recovery team — a team engaged in locating and retrieving bodies, cargo, etc, esp following a crash, explosion or natural disaster
- refractometry — an instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance.
- retroactively — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
- romanticality — the state or quality of being romantic
- royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- saccharolytic — of or causing the hydrolysis of sugars.
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- sacrosanctity — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
- safety factor — the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.