13-letter words containing d, i, r, t, y
- rudimentarily — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
- seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- silk industry — the industry that is involved with the breeding of silkworms and the manufacture of the silk they produce into thread and fabric
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
- standing army — a permanently organized military force maintained by a nation.
- striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- synarthrodial — synarthrosis.
- syrian desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia, SE Syria, W Iraq, and NE Jordan. About 125,000 sq. mi. (323,750 sq. km).
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- traditionally — of or relating to tradition.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- treaty indian — a status Indian who is a member of a group that has signed a treaty with the federal government.
- 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.
- twin-cylinder — (of an engine) having twin cylinders
- tyndallimetry — the determination of the concentration of suspended material in a liquid by measuring the amount of light scattered
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- undisturbedly — in an undisturbed manner
- unpredictably — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unsymmetrized — not made symmetrical; not symmetrized
- unthriftyhead — thriftlessness
- upgradability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vindicatorily — in a vindicatory manner
- vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
- web directory — a database of selected websites, ordered in such a way as to facilitate browsing
- yekaterinodar — a former name of Krasnodar.
- yelizavetgrad — a former name of Kirovograd.
- yttrium oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.