9-letter words containing s, y, r, o
- cryobanks — Plural form of cryobank.
- cryoscope — any instrument used to determine the freezing point of a substance
- cryoscopy — the determination of freezing points, esp for the determination of molecular weights by measuring the lowering of the freezing point of a solvent when a known quantity of solute is added
- cryosleep — (science fiction) A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
- cryostats — Plural form of cryostat.
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- curiously — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- cursorily — going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- cybershop — Purchase or shop for goods and services on a website.
- cybersoul — The supposed equivalent of a soul in cyberspace.
- cynosures — Plural form of cynosure.
- cystiform — resembling a cyst
- cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
- cystogram — A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- defensory — (archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- destroyer — A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship.
- desultory — Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.
- dhrystone — (benchmark) A short synthetic benchmark program by Reinhold Weicker <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, intended to be representative of system (integer) programming. It is available in ADA, Pascal and C. The current version is Dhrystone 2.1. The author says, "Relying on MIPS V1.1 (the result of V1.1) numbers can be hazardous to your professional health." Due to its small size, the memory system outside the cache is not tested. Compilers can too easily optimise for Dhrystone. String operations are somewhat over-represented.
- dimissory — dismissing or giving permission to depart.
- discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- disobeyer — One who disobeys.
- dockyards — Plural form of dockyard.
- dogberrys — a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- dry goods — fabrics, clothing
- dry slope — an artificial ski slope used for tuition and practice
- dry stock — cattle that are raised for meat
- dry-stone — (of a wall) made without mortar
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dystrophy — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- ebriosity — the state of being regularly drunk
- employers — Plural form of employer.
- erosivity — the ability to cause erosion
- exclusory — Having the power or the function of excluding.
- exstrophy — (medicine) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- eye drops — Eye drops are a kind of medicine that you put in your eyes one drop at a time.
- fibrously — In a fibrous manner.
- floristry — The art of creating flower arrangements.
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- flyperson — (theatre) Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre.
- flyposter — a poster, esp unauthorized, put up to publicize something
- for years — for several or many years