11-letter words containing a, n, u, l, r, s
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- proconsular — Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
- quadrangles — Plural form of quadrangle.
- resultantly — that results; following as a result or consequence.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- saturnalian — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- seigneurial — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- sertularian — a type of hydroid that forms stiff, feathery colonies in which the cups holding the zooids are sessile.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- singularist — someone who advocates singularism
- singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
- singularize — to make singular.
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- slumberland — an imaginary land described to children as the place they enter during sleep.
- soluble rna — a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA.
- somnambular — relating to sleep-walking
- soul-baring — confessing intimate thoughts
- southlander — a person from the south
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- st. laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
- stan laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- strangulate — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- subcardinal — (of veins) next to the cardinal veins
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
- subinterval — an interval that is a subset of a given interval.
- submarginal — Biology. near the margin.
- subrational — less than or almost rational.
- subterminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
- superlunary — situated above or beyond the moon.
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- translucent — 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.
- translunary — situated beyond or above the moon; superlunary.
- transsexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- turn signal — A car's turn signals are the flashing lights that tell you it is going to turn left or right.
- turntablist — a DJ who is skilled in using turntables to obtain distinctive effects from records
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- unarousable — to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.
- unassuredly — guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
- unclarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- uncrossable — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.