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

  • binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
  • biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
  • biotechnology — Biotechnology is the use of living parts such as cells or bacteria in industry and technology.
  • birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
  • bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
  • 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.
  • breathability — fitness to be breathed
  • brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
  • 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
  • butyl nitrite — a volatile liquid, C 4 H 9 NO 2 , the vapor of which can cause headache and vasodilation, used as an active ingredient in some household deodorizers, and misused by inhalation to prolong the sensation of orgasm.
  • by contraries — contrary to what is expected
  • by definition — If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.
  • 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.
  • byte compiler — byte-code compiler
  • calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
  • 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.
  • cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
  • 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.
  • certificatory — Serving to certify something.
  • cerumenolytic — (pharmacology) A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
  • cesky terrier — a sturdy long-bodied short-legged variety of terrier with a wavy grey or light brown coat
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
  • 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 cruelty — cruelty directed against children
  • 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
  • chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
  • chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
  • cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
  • chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
  • cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
  • circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
  • civic society — an organization founded to promote the interests of a local community
  • civil liberty — the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
  • civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
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