0%

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

  • cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
  • cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • crystal clear — Water that is crystal clear is absolutely clear and transparent like glass.
  • crystal pleat — one of a series of fine, permanently pressed pleats of varying widths, usually in a sheer fabric
  • crystal-clear — absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.
  • curly bracket — a punctuation mark { }, also used as a symbol in maths
  • curly lettuce — a type of lettuce that has leaves with curled edges
  • currency bond — a bond payable in legal tender.
  • currency rate — the rate of exchange of a particular currency against another
  • currency unit — a unit of money, such as the pound, dollar, or euro, that is used in a particular currency
  • current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
  • curvilinearly — In a curvilinear way.
  • cyanoacrylate — a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
  • cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
  • cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
  • cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages.
  • cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
  • cyberfeminism — A community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist acts in cyberspace.
  • cybernetician — an expert in cybernetics
  • cyberneticist — Someone who studies cybernetics.
  • cybersecurity — the state of being safe from electronic crime and the measures taken to achieve this
  • cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
  • cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
  • cybersquatter — the registration of a commercially valuable Internet domain name, as a trademark, with the intention of selling it or profiting from its use.
  • cyberstalkers — Plural form of cyberstalker.
  • cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
  • cyberthriller — A thriller whose plot hinges on cyberspace.
  • cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
  • cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
  • cylinder desk — a desk having a cylinder front, usually a tambour but occasionally of solid wood.
  • cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
  • cylinder seal — a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
  • cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
  • cyproconazole — (organic compound) The conazole fungicide \u03b1-(4-chlorophenyl)-\u03b1-(1-cyclopropylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.
  • cysticercosis — a parasitic infection of tissue by the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia Solium, contracted through the ingestion of food or water contaminated by faeces, or by eating infected pork
  • cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
  • cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
  • dairy produce — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
  • dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
  • data security — the protection of data stored on computers
  • days of grace — days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due
  • decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
  • decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
  • decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
  • declaratively — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
  • defervescency — Alternative form of defervescence.
  • dendroecology — The science that uses dendrochronology to analyze historic ecological processes.
  • deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
  • deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?