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13-letter words containing y, e, t, a

  • 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.
  • cable tramway — tramway (def 4).
  • calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
  • campylobacter — a rod-shaped bacterium that causes infections in cattle and man. Unpasteurized milk infected with campylobacter is a common cause of gastroenteritis
  • candidate key — (database)   One of several possible attributes or combinations of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is called the primary key.
  • 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.
  • cape-flattery — Cape, a cape in NW Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait.
  • carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
  • carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
  • cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
  • carpetbaggery — the practice of being a carpetbagger
  • carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
  • carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
  • castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
  • categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
  • caution money — a sum of money deposited as security for good conduct, against possible debts, etc
  • cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
  • 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)
  • certificatory — Serving to certify something.
  • cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
  • cetyl alcohol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 16 H 34 O, used chiefly as an emollient in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • character key — key
  • chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
  • charter party — charter (def 5).
  • 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
  • chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
  • cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
  • 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.
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
  • chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
  • 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.
  • chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
  • cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
  • clicketyclack — a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
  • cobalt yellow — aureolin.
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