13-letter words containing t, y, s
- assignability — The quality of being assignable.
- associability — the condition of or the capacity to be associable or linked or related in thinking
- associatively — in an associative or connective manner
- associativity — the quality of being associative
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
- assyriologist — A person who studies ancient Assyria.
- aster yellows — a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper.
- asthmatically — In an asthmatic manner.
- astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
- 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
- autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
- 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
- baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
- baby's-breath — a tall Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Gypsophila paniculata, bearing small white or pink fragrant flowers
- 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.
- baker's yeast — a yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) used in baking as a leavening, as for certain breads
- ballistically — of or relating to ballistics.
- banbury tarts — small baked pastries filled with raisins, currants, etc.
- barbary coast — coastal region of N Africa, extending from Egypt to the Atlantic, inhabited chiefly by Berbers and once (until early 19th cent.) dominated by pirates
- 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
- beast of prey — any animal that hunts other animals for food
- bedaux system — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- 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
- 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
- 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 snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- 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.