9-letter words containing s, c, r, y
- hydracids — Plural form of hydracid.
- hydrocast — a process in which water is collected at various depths in a device with bottles clamped together, providing data on differing water characteristics.
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hysterics — Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- idiocrasy — idiosyncrasy.
- incensory — Thurible, censer.
- insectary — a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- irascibly — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- isochrony — the fact or state of occurrence at the same time; contemporaneity.
- isohydric — having the same acidity or hydrogen-ion concentration
- key scarf — any of various scarf joints in which the overlapping parts are keyed together.
- lyricised — to write lyrics.
- lyricists — Plural form of lyricist.
- macrocyst — a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
- mesocrany — the state of having a medium breadth of skull
- metacryst — a crystal formed by recrystallization of minerals in a metamorphic rock.
- mycerinus — king of ancient Egypt c2600–2570 b.c.: builder of the third great pyramid at ·El· Giza.
- mycovirus — any fungus-infecting virus.
- myristica — (botany) Any member of the genus Myristica of nutmegs.
- necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- poroscopy — a method for identifying people by the impression left by the pores of the finger(s)
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- presbytic — affected by presbyopia
- pyroclast — a piece of lava ejected from a volcano
- pyroscope — an instrument for measuring the temperature of a heat source
- rascality — rascally or knavish character or conduct.
- raucously — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- reclusely — in a solitary or recluse manner, as or like a recluse; reclusively
- reclusory — a recluse's dwelling or cell
- recusancy — the state of being recusant.
- recyclist — a person who recycles
- residency — residence (def 3).
- respecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- rhythmics — rhythmics.
- rusticity — the state or quality of being rustic.
- sacrality — sacredness
- sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- satyrical — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- say grace — say prayer before meal
- scapulary — scapular1 .
- scaringly — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schoolery — something that is taught
- scouthery — scorching