9-letter words containing s, t, e, y
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- cystocele — a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina
- cytokines — Plural form of cytokine.
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- cytostome — the mouth of a protozoan.
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- decastyle — a portico consisting of ten columns
- demystify — If you demystify something, you make it easier to understand by giving a clear explanation of it.
- dentistry — Dentistry is the work done by a dentist.
- desertify — to (cause to) become a desert
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- destroyer — A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship.
- desultory — Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.
- dhrystone — (benchmark) A short synthetic benchmark program by Reinhold Weicker <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, intended to be representative of system (integer) programming. It is available in ADA, Pascal and C. The current version is Dhrystone 2.1. The author says, "Relying on MIPS V1.1 (the result of V1.1) numbers can be hazardous to your professional health." Due to its small size, the memory system outside the cache is not tested. Compilers can too easily optimise for Dhrystone. String operations are somewhat over-represented.
- diabesity — Used to refer to a form of diabetes that typically develops in later life and is associated with being obese.
- dialysate — (in the process of dialysis) the fluid passing through the dialyser, used for drawing toxins out of the patient's blood stream
- diasystem — a linguistic system forming a common denominator for a group or set of dialects.
- dicastery — A term used by the Vatican corresponding to ministry or department as subdivisions of the papal Curia, referring to the administrative departments of the Vatican City State, as well as strictly ecclesiastical departments; more often termed congregation.
- diphysite — a person who believes that in Christ two distinct natures, the human and the divine, existed together
- diversity — the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dry steam — steam that does not contain droplets of water
- dry-stone — (of a wall) made without mortar
- drysalter — a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.
- duteously — In a duteous manner.
- dyestuffs — Plural form of dyestuff.
- dynamites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dynamite.
- dynasties — Plural form of dynasty.
- dysentery — Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
- dysfluent — Without proper fluency; not fluent.
- dyslectic — Dyslexic.
- dysmature — Exhibiting dysmaturity.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dyspeptic — pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.
- dystectic — relating to the process of turning a solid compound to liquid by the application of heat and in which the compound splits into its two constituent parts
- dysthesia — an unusual or disagreeable feeling in or on the body compared to crawling or burning
- dysthetic — relating to dysthesia
- earnestly — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- east gary — former name of Lake Station.
- east lyme — a town in SE Connecticut.
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- easy meat — someone easily seduced or deceived
- ebriosity — the state of being regularly drunk
- ecdysiast — stripper (def 3).
- ecosystem — a system, or a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
- endostyle — (zoology) A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys.
- entryways — Plural form of entryway.
- epicotyls — Plural form of epicotyl.
- epiphytes — Plural form of epiphyte.
- erosivity — the ability to cause erosion