13-letter words containing y, c, a, r
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- severance pay — money, exclusive of wages, back pay, etc., paid to an employee who has tenure and who is dismissed because of lack of work or other reasons beyond the employee's control.
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- significatory — serving to signify
- soccer player — A soccer player is a person who plays soccer, especially as a profession.
- sparcsystem 4 — (computer) A computer built with the MicroSPARC ii 70MHz CPU as used in the SPARC 5 Model 70. The SPARCsystem 4 is basically a cheaper, cut-down SPARC 5. It has an 8-bit pixel accelerator instead of the SBus Turbo GX card. Memory expansion is limited to 160 MB. Availability was planned for March/April 1995.
- spectacularly — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectral type — a category for classifying a star, as A star or G star, according to features of its spectrum, as its shape as a function of temperature and wavelength and its absorption spectrum, that indicate the surface temperature of the star and the presence of particular atoms or molecules in its outer layers: principal types are spectral types O, B, A, F, G, K, and M.
- spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- sperry univac — (company) One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
- spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
- static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- subculturally — in a subcultural manner or way
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- sugar factory — a factory which refines sugar from organic sources into a form that can be used in cooking etc
- superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
- superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
- surface yeast — yeast that rises to the surface as froth during fermentation.
- surface-layer — the thin layer of air adjacent to the earth's surface, usually considered to be less than 300 feet (91 meters) high.
- swamp cypress — bald cypress.
- sylvicultural — relating to sylviculture
- symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- tertiary care — the aspect of in-patient care dealing with illnesses or conditions requiring specialized techniques, as coronary artery bypass surgery, renal hemodialysis, and treatment of severe burns.
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- thalassocracy — dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.
- the archenemy — the devil
- the heptarchy — the supposed confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
- the necessary — the money required for a particular purpose
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- theatricality — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
- tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- tract society — a society that publishes and distributes religious pamphlets.
- transcendency — the quality or state of being transcendent.
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transmittancy — a measure of the extent to which a solution transmits radiation. It is equal to the ratio of the transmittance of the solution to the transmittance of a pure solvent of the same dimensions
- traumatically — of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- traverse city — a city in NW Michigan.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.