13-letter words containing s, y, c
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- 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.
- custody suite — the part of a police station where people who have been arrested are held in custody
- cut both ways — to have both good and bad effects
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- cyberfeminism — A community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist acts in cyberspace.
- cyberneticist — Someone who studies cybernetics.
- cybersecurity — the state of being safe from electronic crime and the measures taken to achieve this
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- 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.
- cyclodialysis — a surgical procedure in the treatment of glaucoma whereby an opening is created between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space in order to alleviate pressure
- cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
- cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cylinder desk — a desk having a cylinder front, usually a tambour but occasionally of solid wood.
- cylinder seal — a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- 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.
- 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
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- cytoskeletons — Plural form of cytoskeleton.
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- days of grace — days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decasyllables — Plural form of decasyllable.
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- defervescency — Alternative form of defervescence.
- descriptively — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- descriptivity — The quality or state of being descriptive.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- destructively — tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to): a very destructive windstorm.
- 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.