13-letter words containing c, y, t, o, r
- contractility — capable of contracting or causing contraction.
- contractually — of, relating to, or secured by a contract.
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- contragravity — (scifi) antigravity.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
- conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
- conveyor belt — A conveyor belt or a conveyor is a continuously-moving strip of rubber or metal which is used in factories for moving objects along so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- cookery stove — cookstove.
- cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- correlatively — so related that each implies or complements the other.
- corrigibility — The quality or state of being corrigible.
- corroboratory — Serving to corroborate or strengthen.
- corrosibility — corrodibility
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- counterfeitly — in a counterfeit manner
- countermelody — a secondary melody that accompanies the primary melody
- counterplayer — a person who makes a counterplay
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- country blues — acoustic folk blues with a guitar accompaniment
- country dance — a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
- country fever — malaria.
- country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
- country music — a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US
- country store — a general store, especially in a rural or resort area.
- country-dance — a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
- countrypeople — countryfolk.
- countryperson — Someone who is from a countryside background.
- county prison — the prison of a particular county
- courtesy call — a formal visit
- courtesy card — a privilege card
- coventry bell — a perennial garden plant, Campanula trachelium, of Eurasia, having coarsely toothed leaves and bluish-purple flowers.
- cross-country — Cross-country is the sport of running, riding, or skiing across open countryside rather than along roads or around a running track.
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- 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).
- cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
- cryptological — cryptography.
- cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body