13-letter words containing a, r, u, n, c, h
- melanochroous — having dark-coloured or black skin
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
- puritan ethic — work ethic.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
- rauschenbusch — Walter, 1861–1918, U.S. clergyman and social reformer.
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short account — the account of a short seller.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- under hatches — below decks
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- white currant — a cultivated N temperate shrub, Ribes sativum, having small rounded white edible berries: family Grossulariaceae
- xanthochroous — light-skinned and fair-haired