13-letter words containing s, y, n, c, r, e
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- eddy currents — Eddy currents are localized electric currents set up in metal parts not normally meant to carry currents, due to changes in electromagnetic fields.
- effervescency — (archaic) effervescence.
- energy crisis — a shortfall in or interruption to the provision of energy supplies
- escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
- extrinsically — In an extrinsic manner.
- fluorescently — In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence.
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- french system — a method of spinning in which fibers of extremely short-staple wool are not twisted before being spun.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
- honeycreepers — Plural form of honeycreeper.
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- incredulously — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indiscernibly — In a way that cannot be discerned.
- instructively — In an instructive manner.
- intransigency — a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- laryngoscopes — Plural form of laryngoscope.
- merry dancers — the aurora borealis
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- microaneurysm — An extremely small aneurysm.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- moneychangers — Plural form of moneychanger.
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- onychorrhexis — (pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- 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.
- processionary — of, relating to, or moving in a procession
- psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
- pycnidiospore — the fruiting body of certain fungi, which contains spore-bearing cells
- reminiscently — awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually followed by of): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.
- resynchronize — to synchronize again
- sacramentally — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.