13-letter words containing e, a, t, r, y
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
- carpetbaggery — the practice of being a carpetbagger
- carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
- carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
- castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- century plant — an agave, Agave americana, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere, having very large spiny greyish leaves and greenish flowers on a tall fleshy stalk. It blooms only once in its life, after 10 to 30 years (formerly thought to flower after a century)
- certificatory — Serving to certify something.
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- character key — key
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- charter party — charter (def 5).
- cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- collate-rally — security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
- collaterality — the state of being collateral
- commemoratory — commemorative (def 1).
- commerciality — commercial quality or character; ability to produce a profit: Distributors were concerned about the film's commerciality compared with last year's successful pictures.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- concert party — a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort
- concretionary — formed by concretion; consisting of concreted matter or masses.
- confectionary — a place where confections are kept or made
- confraternity — a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood
- conjecturally — of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
- conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
- 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.
- correlatively — so related that each implies or complements the other.
- 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.