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13-letter words containing c, y, r, e

  • spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
  • spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
  • static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
  • stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
  • stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
  • strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
  • street hockey — road hockey.
  • success story — an account of the achievement of success, fortune, or fame by someone or some enterprise.
  • superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
  • superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
  • superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
  • surface yeast — yeast that rises to the surface as froth during fermentation.
  • surface-layer — the thin layer of air adjacent to the earth's surface, usually considered to be less than 300 feet (91 meters) high.
  • survey course — an introductory course of study that provides a general view of an academic subject.
  • swamp cypress — bald cypress.
  • symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
  • tertiary care — the aspect of in-patient care dealing with illnesses or conditions requiring specialized techniques, as coronary artery bypass surgery, renal hemodialysis, and treatment of severe burns.
  • testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
  • the archenemy — the devil
  • the heptarchy — the supposed confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
  • the necessary — the money required for a particular purpose
  • the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
  • the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
  • theatricality — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
  • 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.
  • tiger economy — an economy that maintains a high growth rate, originally referring to the relatively small economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in East Asia.
  • topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
  • tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
  • tract society — a society that publishes and distributes religious pamphlets.
  • transcendency — the quality or state of being transcendent.
  • translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
  • traverse city — a city in NW Michigan.
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • tricarpellary — having three carpels.
  • 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.
  • tropical year — year (def 4b).
  • tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
  • turkey carpet — a wool carpet made in one piece and having a deep velvety pile and rich glowing colours
  • twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
  • ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
  • ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
  • unconquerably — in an invincible manner
  • underactivity — insufficient activity
  • undiscernedly — in an undiscerned manner
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