13-letter words containing s, a, y, i
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptanalysis — the study of codes and ciphers; cryptography
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- crystal habit — the external shape of a crystal
- crystallinity — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- crystallizing — Present participle of crystallize.
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- 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.
- cylinder seal — a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
- 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.
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- day blindness — hemeralopia.
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- defeasibility — capable of being annulled or terminated.
- designer baby — People sometimes refer to a baby that has developed from an embryo with certain desired characteristics as a designer baby.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- detestability — The state or quality of being detestable.
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- dimensionally — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- dirty realism — a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discovery day — Columbus Day.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminably — So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disk capacity — the maximum number of bytes that can be held on a disk
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disordinately — in a manner that lacks order
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- display panel — an electronic screen on which information can be displayed
- disposability — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- dispraisingly — By way of dispraise.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions