14-letter words containing s, t, y, r
- cross-ply tire — bias-ply tire.
- cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
- cryoanesthesia — (pathology) Insensibility resulting from cold.
- cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
- cryptanalytics — cryptanalysis (def 1).
- cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
- cryptococcosis — a disease affecting both animals and humans caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptoporticus — a covered passage, as one underground, lighted on one side.
- cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
- cryptosporidia — Plural form of cryptosporidium.
- crystal defect — defect (def 3).
- crystal gazing — the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc
- crystal growth — Crystal growth is the process of making a crystal grow by continuing to remove a component from a solution.
- crystal palace — a building of glass and iron designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Erected in Hyde Park, London, it was moved to Sydenham (1852–53): destroyed by fire in 1936
- crystal pickup — a piezoelectric vibration pickup or detector, often used on electric phonographs
- crystal system — any of six, or sometimes seven, classifications of crystals depending on their symmetry. The classes are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Sometimes an additional system, trigonal, is distinguished, although this is usually included in the hexagonal system
- crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
- crystalisation — Alternative spelling of crystallization.
- crystallizable — That can be crystallized.
- crystallomancy — a form of divination using crystals or a crystal ball
- curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
- cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
- cyberterrorism — the illegal use of computers and the internet to achieve some goal
- cyberthrillers — Plural form of cyberthriller.
- cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
- dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
- daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
- dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
- dehydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate.
- delivery suite — the area in a hospital where babies are delivered
- dental surgery — a place where a dentist can be consulted
- deputy sheriff — a person that is authorized to act as sheriff in certain circumstances
- dermatomycoses — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
- dermatomycosis — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
- describability — The quality of being describable.
- dessert cherry — the fruit of a cherry tree
- deuteromycetes — any fungus of the class Fungi Imperfecti.
- dialect survey — a survey carried out in order to ascertain which dialect forms are used in which area
- dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
- disapprobatory — Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
- discernability — The state of being discernable.
- discernibility — The state or quality of being discernible.
- discerpibility — the quality of being able to be discerped
- disciplinarity — The quality of being an academic discipline.
- disconcertedly — In a disconcerted manner.
- discourteously — In a discourteous manner.
- discretionally — At one's discretion.