13-letter words containing a, c, e, l, u
- ottawa euclid — Euclid
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- particularize — to make particular.
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- pre-calculate — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- preacher curl — a weightlifting exercise for the biceps in which a barbell is lifted by flexing the elbows, with the upper arms resting on an angled bench
- precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.
- precopulatory — carried out or occurring prior to copulation
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- public access — the availability of noncommercial television and radio broadcasting facilities to community groups or members of the public for programs of general interest to the community, especially as a condition of cable television franchises.
- public charge — a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge.
- public health — health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
- pupil teacher — a young person who plans to be a teacher and who spends part of his or her time in preliminary education undertaking teaching duties under the supervision of the head-teacher
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- quindecennial — of or relating to a period of 15 years or the 15th occurrence of a series, as an anniversary.
- quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- re-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- reaccumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- réaumur scale — René Antoine Ferchault de [ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] /rəˈneɪ ɑ̃ˈtwan fɛrˈʃoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.
- recalculation — recount, act of computing again
- recirculation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- redcloud peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,034 feet (4278 meters).
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.