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13-letter words containing s, t, o, r, e, y

  • palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
  • parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
  • physiotherapy — physical therapy.
  • phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
  • plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
  • pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
  • 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
  • postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
  • postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
  • postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
  • potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
  • prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
  • pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • priority case — a matter that takes precedence over others
  • progressivity — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
  • prospectively — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
  • prostatectomy — excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
  • psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
  • psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
  • pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
  • reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
  • relay station — a radio station that receives radio signals and retransmits them, in order to extend their range
  • remonstrantly — in a remonstrant or opposing manner
  • remonstratory — characterized by protest or expostulation
  • repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
  • restoratively — in a restorative manner
  • 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.
  • saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
  • 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.
  • saint gregory — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • security zone — an area controlled by security forces
  • see you later — an expression of farewell
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
  • single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
  • society verse — light, graceful, entertaining poetry considered as appealing to polite society.
  • soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
  • solar battery — an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.
  • solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
  • solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
  • somatosensory — of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
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