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13-letter words containing o, s, i

  • cuckoo shrike — any Old World tropical songbird of the family Campephagidae, typically having a strong notched bill, long rounded tail, and pointed wings
  • cuckoo-shrike — any of numerous Old World passerine birds of the family Campephagidae, certain species of which superficially resemble cuckoos and have hooked bills like shrikes.
  • culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
  • cupid's arrow — one of the arrows that Cupid is supposed to fire from his bow, which cause the person struck to fall in love
  • curling irons — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
  • curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
  • curling tongs — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
  • cushion cover — a fabric cover, often with a decorative design, designed to protect a cushion
  • cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
  • custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
  • custody suite — the part of a police station where people who have been arrested are held in custody
  • custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
  • customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
  • customisation — Alternative spelling of customization.
  • customization — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
  • customs union — an association of nations which promotes free trade within the union and establishes common tariffs on trade with nonmember nations
  • cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
  • cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
  • cyclodialysis — a surgical procedure in the treatment of glaucoma whereby an opening is created between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space in order to alleviate pressure
  • cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
  • cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
  • cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
  • cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
  • 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
  • cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
  • cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
  • cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
  • dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
  • dame's violet — a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • dancing shoes — shoes worn by dancers
  • darling downs — a plateau in NE Australia, in SE Queensland: a vast agricultural and stock-raising area
  • das rheingold — an opera by Wagner (1869), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
  • deaccessioned — Simple past tense and past participle of deaccession.
  • death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
  • decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
  • deciduousness — The state or condition of being deciduous; the quality of trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
  • decision time — a time at which an important decision must be taken
  • decision tree — a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree
  • decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
  • declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
  • decommissions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decommission.
  • decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
  • decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
  • decompression — Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.
  • deep discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
  • deep-discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
  • defloration's — the act of deflowering.
  • deforestation — to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
  • deipnosophist — a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
  • deleteriously — In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
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