13-letter words containing r, i, g, o, s
- crisscrossing — crossing over each other
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- cross bedding — layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification
- cross-cutting — linking traditionally separate or independent parties or interests
- cross-footing — Accounting. to total figures horizontally across columns instead of vertically.
- cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- cross-posting — the sending of an email to many forums, mailing lists, etc
- cross-selling — to sell or try to sell (similar or related products or services) to an existing customer.
- crossbreeding — Present participle of crossbreed.
- crosschecking — Present participle of crosscheck.
- crossdressing — to dress in clothing typically worn by members of the opposite sex.
- crosshatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- crossing over — the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the diplotene stage of meiosis. It results in the rearrangement of genes and produces variation in the inherited characteristics of the offspring
- crowd surfing — the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert
- crowdsourcing — Crowdsourcing is the practice of getting ideas or help on a project from a large number of people, usually through the Internet.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
- demonstrating — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- dermatologies — Plural form of dermatology.
- dermatologist — A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- desegregation — the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- disambiguator — Anything that serves to disambiguate.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- discomforting — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcerting — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- disconfirming — Not confirming.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- disfiguration — an act or instance of disfiguring.
- disintegrator — One who, or that which, disintegrates.
- disinvigorate — to deprive of vigour
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disorganizing — Present participle of disorganize.
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- division ring — a ring in which the set of nonzero elements is a group with the operation of multiplication.
- dog-leg stair — a half-turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform.
- downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.