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14-letter words containing s, c, u, r, y

  • exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
  • farey sequence — the increasing sequence of fractions in which numerator and denominator have no common divisor other than one and in which the denominator is less than or equal to a given positive integer p. For p = 4, the Farey sequence of order 4 is 0/1, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1/1.
  • flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
  • futuristically — of or relating to the future: a futuristic view of the world.
  • geosynchronous — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
  • holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
  • hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
  • hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
  • hyperconscious — acutely aware.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
  • ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
  • ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
  • indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
  • inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
  • irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
  • liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
  • neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
  • neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
  • nonsynchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
  • nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
  • oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
  • primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
  • psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
  • putrescibility — liable to become putrid.
  • pyrenomycetous — of or relating to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi
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