13-letter words containing a, s, c, r, i
- reactionarism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- realistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- reassociation — an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
- recalcitrants — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- recessionista — a person whose clothes, whether cheap, second-hand, or suitably subdued, are considered appropriate to an economic downturn
- recitationist — someone who gives recitations
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- recreationist — a person who advocates that national parks, seashores, lakes, etc., be preserved in their natural state for recreation, farming, or scientific study.
- recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
- reduce a risk — If you reduce a risk, you lessen the potential damage that could be caused by a hazard or danger.
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- reprographics — reprography.
- republicanism — republican government.
- resectability — the state of being resectable
- resting place — grave
- resuscitation — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
- revascularize — to surgically improve the blood circulation of (an organ or area of the body).
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- richter scale — a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
- rising action — a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
- romanticising — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- rose of china — China rose (def 2).
- rousseauistic — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- s corporation — An S corporation is a type of corporation in which the owners are taxed for any taxable income on their individual returns.
- saccharimeter — an optical instrument for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.
- saccharimetry — the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.
- saccharolytic — of or causing the hydrolysis of sugars.
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
- sacralization — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
- sacrificially — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- sacrosanctity — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
- safari jacket — bush jacket.
- saint maurice — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.
- saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
- sales receipt — slip or document: proof of payment
- san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
- san francisco — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
- sanction mark — a mark on pieces of 19th-century French furniture signifying that the piece met the quality standards required by the Parisian guild of ebonists
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- santa clarita — city in SW Calif., near Los Angeles: pop. 151,000
- sao francisco — a river flowing NE and E through E Brazil into the Atlantic. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
- saratoga chip — potato chip.
- sarcastically — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.