13-letter words containing s, y, c, o, i
- cysticercosis — a parasitic infection of tissue by the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia Solium, contracted through the ingestion of food or water contaminated by faeces, or by eating infected pork
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- discomycetous — of or relating to the subclass of fungus Discomycetes
- disconformity — Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
- discontiguity — the quality of being discontiguous
- discontinuity — lack of continuity; irregularity: The plot of the book was marred by discontinuity.
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discovery day — Columbus Day.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- duplicitously — In a duplicitous, two-faced manner.
- dynamic scope — (language) In a dynamically scoped language, e.g. most versions of Lisp, an identifier can be referred to, not only in the block where it is declared, but also in any function or procedure called from within that block, even if the called procedure is declared outside the block. This can be implemented as a simple stack of (identifier, value) pairs, accessed by searching down from the top of stack for the most recent instance of a given identifier. The opposite is lexical scope. A common implementation of dynamic scope is shallow binding.
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- ecclesiolatry — excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- ectosymbionts — Plural form of ectosymbiont.
- efficaciously — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
- electrotypist — an electrotyper
- encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedism — Comprehensive learning or knowledge.
- encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
- endosymbiotic — Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis.
- epicondylitis — A painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
- eugeosyncline — a geosyncline characterized by lithology typical of deep ocean environments
- extrasystolic — Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
- floristically — In a floristic manner.
- flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- food security — an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food: a household with high food security.
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- great society — the goal of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Lyndon B. Johnson, chiefly to enact domestic programs to improve education, provide medical care for the aged, and eliminate poverty.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
- gynecologists — Plural form of gynecologist.
- gynodioecious — having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of the same species.
- gynomonoecism — the condition of having female flowers and also flowers that have a pistil and stamen on the same plant
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood