13-letter words containing s, t, a, y, e
- interstellary — interstellar
- interstratify — to lie in interposed or alternate strata.
- intransigency — a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- investigatory — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- ipsilaterally — (anatomy, medicine) On the same side of the body.
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- lavatory seat — the part on a toilet or lavatory which can be moved up or down and which is used for sitting on
- legacy system — (jargon) A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
- legislatively — By legislation, by the method of enacting laws.
- leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- listenability — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- literacy test — an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- mass hysteria — a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
- metastability — An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
- methylsulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- military base — a facility for the storage of military equipment and the training of soldiers
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- money matters — issues concerning finances or money, esp your own finances or money