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13-letter words containing t, y, s, i

  • astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
  • astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
  • atamasco lily — any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white
  • atavistically — In an atavistic manner.
  • atheistically — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
  • atomistically — Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
  • atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
  • australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
  • autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
  • autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
  • bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
  • bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
  • bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
  • ballistically — of or relating to ballistics.
  • barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
  • basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
  • bedtime story — a story read or told to a child at bedtime
  • belief system — The belief system of a person or society is the set of beliefs that they have about what is right and wrong and what is true and false.
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • bible society — a Christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the Bible.
  • binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
  • biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
  • birthday bash — a birthday party
  • birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
  • blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
  • blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
  • body stocking — A body stocking is a piece of clothing that covers the whole of someone's body and fits tightly. Body stockings are often worn by dancers.
  • bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
  • botryomycosis — a disease, usually of horses, caused by a bacterial infection (usually, Staphylococcus aureus) producing tumorous growths esp. after castration or a wound or injury
  • butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • casualty list — a list of servicemen who have been killed, wounded, captured, or gone missing as a result of enemy action
  • cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
  • cesky terrier — a sturdy long-bodied short-legged variety of terrier with a wavy grey or light brown coat
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chemistry set — equipment and chemicals that enable a child to do experiments
  • chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
  • child custody — custody (def 4).
  • child-custody — custody (def 4).
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chimney swift — a North American swift, Chaetura pelagica, that nests in chimneys and similar hollows
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
  • christmas day — Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
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