10-letter words containing s, c, r, y
- hydrospace — the regions beneath the surface of the oceans and seas.
- hygrochasy — the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hygroscope — an instrument that indicates the approximate humidity of the air.
- hygroscopy — The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.
- hyperchaos — (mathematics) A form of chaotic behaviour with at least two positive Lyapunov exponents.
- hypercubes — Plural form of hypercube.
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hyperspace — a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three.
- hypersparc — (processor) The successor to the SuperSPARC processor, based on the SPARC ISA. The HyperSPARC has smaller caches than the SuperSPARC: 8kb on-chip and 256kb off-chip (compared with 36kb and 1Mb). The HyperSPARC's memory management is optimised for more efficient out-of-cache addressing which means quicker access to external (slower, cheaper) memory.
- hypocorism — a pet name.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hysteretic — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystericky — prone to or characterized by hysteria
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- hystricine — Like or pertaining to porcupines.
- insecurely — subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
- insecurity — lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
- insurgency — the state or condition of being insurgent.
- isobutyric — Of or pertaining to isobutyric acid or its derivatives.
- jackassery — The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
- justiciary — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- key escrow — (security) A controversial arrangement where the keys needed to decrypt encrypted data must be held in escrow by a third party so that government agencies can obtain them to decrypt messages which they suspect to be relevant to national security.
- lachrymals — Plural form of lachrymal.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lysimetric — of or relating to the measurement of solubility
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- magistracy — the office or function of a magistrate.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- mcreynolds — James Clark, 1862–1946, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1914–41.
- mercy seat — Bible: Golden covering on the Arc of Covenant
- mercy-seat — Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscopy — the use of the microscope.
- miscreancy — the state or condition of a miscreant; villainy.
- muscularly — In a muscular manner.
- mydriatics — Plural form of mydriatic.
- myosarcoma — A malignant muscle tumor.
- myrioscope — a form of kaleidoscope
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- navy cross — a U.S. Navy decoration awarded for outstanding heroism in operations against an enemy.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- ollycrocks — Plural form of ollycrock.
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- overcostly — Too costly. (from 16th c.).