12-letter words containing s, c, r, y
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- excrescently — In an excrescent manner.
- factory acts — laws relating to factories
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fascicularly — in a fascicular manner
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forrest city — a city in E Arkansas.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- french-style — French-cut.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- helichrysums — Plural form of helichrysum.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- host country — nation staging an international event
- hurry-scurry — headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.
- hydrocarbons — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hypercritics — a person who is excessively or captiously critical.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersarcoma — a growth of proud or fungous flesh
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- hypochlorous — of or derived from hypochlorous acid.
- hypocoristic — endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteroscopy — (medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope.
- ice crystals — ice formations
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
- idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- inclusionary — (of zoning, housing programs, etc.) stipulating that a certain percentage of new housing will be priced within the reach of middle-income buyers or renters.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.