13-letter words containing c, i, d, e, r, y
- endocrinology — The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
- exercise yard — a piece of enclosed ground in a prison on which inmates can exercise in order to get fit and to remain healthy
- family credit — (formerly, in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to low-earning families with one or more dependent children and one or both parents in work: replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit in 1999
- food security — an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food: a household with high food security.
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- glyceric acid — a colorless, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 6 O 4 , obtained by oxidizing glycerol.
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- hydrochloride — a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperdicrotic — having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
- identity card — a card for identifying the bearer, giving name, address, and other personal data.
- incredibility — so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.
- incredulously — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indeterminacy — the condition or quality of being indeterminate; indetermination.
- indiscernibly — In a way that cannot be discerned.
- indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
- inductothermy — the production of fever by means of electromagnetic induction.
- intercondylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- multicylinder — having more than one cylinder, as an internal-combustion or steam engine.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- overcredulity — Excessive credulity.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- pycnidiospore — the fruiting body of certain fungi, which contains spore-bearing cells
- rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
- richard petty — Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- slippery dick — a wrasse, Halichoeres bivittatus, inhabiting tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- undiscernedly — in an undiscerned manner
- unperceivedly — without being perceived; so as not to be perceived
- unpredictably — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- web directory — a database of selected websites, ordered in such a way as to facilitate browsing