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13-letter words containing a, e, r, o, c, u

  • nuclear force — strong interaction
  • nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
  • numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
  • oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
  • octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
  • on sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • opera comique — comic opera.
  • oraculousness — the state of being oraculous
  • outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
  • outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
  • over-cautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
  • over-educated — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
  • overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
  • overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • overencourage — to encourage too much
  • overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
  • 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
  • pao de acucar — Portuguese name of Sugarloaf Mountain.
  • papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
  • paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
  • pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
  • 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.
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
  • 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.
  • prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
  • preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
  • probate court — a special court with power over administration of estates of deceased persons, the probate of wills, etc.
  • procuratorate — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
  • product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
  • pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
  • proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
  • quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
  • radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
  • raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
  • reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • recalculation — recount, act of computing again
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