13-letter words containing s, t, a, y, e
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
- portal system — a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
- post-tertiary — denoting or formed after the Tertiary period of geological time
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- postvasectomy — of or occurring in the period after a vasectomy
- potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
- prairie style — the style of the architects of the Prairie School.
- prefix syntax — prefix notation
- presentiality — the state of being present
- press-agentry — the vocation or responsibilities of a press agent.
- primary tense — in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, a tense referring to present or future time
- priority case — a matter that takes precedence over others
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- prostatectomy — excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
- psychasthenia — Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
- psychasthenic — a person who has psychasthenia
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
- pythian games — (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd )
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- re-entry visa — a visa that allows someone to enter a country again several times
- realistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- reality-based — (especially of television) portraying or alleging to portray events as they actually happened.
- reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
- relay station — a radio station that receives radio signals and retransmits them, in order to extend their range
- releasability — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- remonstrantly — in a remonstrant or opposing manner
- remonstratory — characterized by protest or expostulation
- resectability — the state of being resectable
- residentially — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- restless cavy — a wild guinea pig.
- restoratively — in a restorative manner
- resystematize — to systematize again
- rib eye steak — a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
- rib-eye steak — a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
- river estuary — a river mouth
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- rr lyrae star — Astronomy. one of a group of pulsating variable stars found in the halo of the Milky Way, with periods between 1.2 and 30 hours; all have approximately the same luminosity and are therefore used for measuring distances.
- saccharimetry — the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- sacramentally — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- safety device — A safety device is a piece of equipment such as a fire extinguisher, safety belt, or burglar alarm that reduces loss or damage from a fire, accident, or break-in.
- safety factor — the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.
- safety helmet — protective hard hat
- safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
- safety lintel — an auxiliary lintel concealed behind a visible lintel, arch, etc.
- safety margin — something required to ensure safety