13-letter words containing s, t, a, y
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- crystal class — any of 32 possible types of crystals, classified according to their rotational symmetry about axes through a point
- crystal clear — Water that is crystal clear is absolutely clear and transparent like glass.
- crystal habit — the external shape of a crystal
- crystal pleat — one of a series of fine, permanently pressed pleats of varying widths, usually in a sheer fabric
- crystal-clear — absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.
- crystallinity — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- crystallizing — Present participle of crystallize.
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
- cut both ways — to have both good and bad effects
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- cybersquatter — the registration of a commercially valuable Internet domain name, as a trademark, with the intention of selling it or profiting from its use.
- cyberstalkers — Plural form of cyberstalker.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
- cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
- dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- defeasibility — capable of being annulled or terminated.
- demonstratory — having the quality of demonstrating
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
- despicability — Despicableness.
- detestability — The state or quality of being detestable.
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- dirty realism — a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- disk capacity — the maximum number of bytes that can be held on a disk
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disordinately — in a manner that lacks order
- disposability — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- dissatisfying — Present participle of dissatisfy.
- dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
- dissimilatory — to modify by dissimilation.
- distastefully — In a distasteful manner.
- distortionary — an act or instance of distorting.
- distractingly — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- disyllabicity — The state or characteristic of having two syllables.
- donkey's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.