13-letter words containing c, r, y, s, t
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- mayor's court — a city court presided over by a mayor.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- metric system — a decimal system of weights and measures, adopted first in France but now widespread, universally used in science, mandatory for use for all purposes in a large number of countries, and favored for use in most (as in the U.S.). The basic units are the meter (39.37 inches) for length and the gram (15.432 grains) for mass or weight. Derived units are the liter (0.908 U.S. dry quart, or 1.0567 U.S. liquid quart) for capacity, being the volume of 1000 grams of water under specified conditions; the are (119.6 square yards) for area, being the area of a square 10 meters on a side; and the stere (35.315 cubic feet) for volume, being the volume of a cube 1 meter on a side, the term “stere,” however, usually being used only in measuring firewood. Names for units larger and smaller than these are formed from the above names by the use of the following prefixes: kilo-, 1000; hecto-, 100; deka-, 10; deci-, 0.1; centi-, 0.01; milli-, 0.001. To these are often added: tera-, one trillion; giga-, one billion; mega-, one million. With the addition of basic physical units it is now officially known by the French name Le Système International d'Unités (abbreviation SI, ) or in English as the International System of Units.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microporosity — the state of being microporous
- missouri city — a city in SE Texas.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- motorbicycles — Plural form of motorbicycle.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- myristic acid — an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- obstetrically — (medicine) In terms of obstetrics.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- orgiastically — In an orgiastic fashion.
- 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
- parasitically — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perspectively — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- 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.
- priority case — a matter that takes precedence over others
- prismatically — of, relating to, or like a prism.
- prospectively — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- prostatectomy — excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
- psychohistory — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- realistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
- reminiscently — awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually followed by of): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.