11-letter words containing c, r, y, s
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopes — Plural form of hydroscope.
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hygroscopes — Plural form of hygroscope.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hypermnesic — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperscript — Informix. The object-based programming language for Wingz, used for creating charts, graphs, graphics, and customised data entry.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hyperstrict — A function which is hyperstrict in some argument will fully evaluate that argument. To fully evaluate an object, evaluate it to WHNF and if it is a constructed data object (e.g. a list or tuple) then fully evaluate every component and so on recursively. Thus a hyperstrict function will fail to terminate if its argument or any component or sub-component of its argument fails to terminate (i.e. if its argument is not "total").
- hypocenters — Plural form of hypocenter.
- hypocorisms — Plural form of hypocorism.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- hypocrisies — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- imprecisely — In an imprecise manner.
- increasedly — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- incuriosity — The quality or state of lacking curiosity.
- incuriously — In an incurious manner.
- inscrutably — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- insincerely — not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- insincerity — the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity; hypocrisy; deceitfulness.
- isorhythmic — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- jersey city — a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- krebs cycle — a cycle of enzyme-catalyzed reactions in living cells that is the final series of reactions of aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids, and by which carbon dioxide is produced, oxygen is reduced, and ATP is formed.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- marsh tacky — a small, sometimes half-wild horse of the coastal marshes.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mccarthyism — the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.