13-letter words containing t, r, a, n, y
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
- banbury tarts — small baked pastries filled with raisins, currants, etc.
- baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- bharat natyam — a form of Indian classical ballet
- bharata natya — a traditional south Indian dance style, formerly performed only by devadasis.
- binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
- black country — a district in the English Midlands, around Birmingham: so called from the soot and grime produced by the many local industries.
- blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
- brandy butter — butter and sugar creamed together with brandy and served with Christmas pudding, etc
- brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
- buoyant force — the law that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force (buoyant force) equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- by its nature — If you say that something has a particular characteristic by its nature or by its very nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
- carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
- cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
- carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- century plant — an agave, Agave americana, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere, having very large spiny greyish leaves and greenish flowers on a tall fleshy stalk. It blooms only once in its life, after 10 to 30 years (formerly thought to flower after a century)
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- communicatory — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- concert party — a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort
- concretionary — formed by concretion; consisting of concreted matter or masses.
- confabulatory — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- confectionary — a place where confections are kept or made
- confraternity — a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood
- conjecturally — of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.