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13-letter words containing a, s, u, l, t, c

  • stratocumulus — a cloud of a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
  • strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
  • structuralism — any theory that embodies structural principles.
  • structuralist — any theory that embodies structural principles.
  • structuralize — to form into or make part of a structure.
  • sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • subculturally — in a subcultural manner or way
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
  • subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
  • substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
  • subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
  • subtropically — in the subtropics
  • suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
  • suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
  • sunset clause — time limit written into a law
  • supercritical — extremely critical.
  • supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
  • superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
  • surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
  • surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
  • suspercollate — to hang
  • sustentacular — supporting.
  • sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
  • sweet calamus — a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.
  • sylvicultural — relating to sylviculture
  • tautosyllabic — occurring within the same syllable: The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.
  • tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
  • tourist class — the least costly class of accommodations on regularly scheduled ships and airplanes. Compare third class (def 2).
  • touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
  • transcultural — across all cultures of the world
  • translucently — 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.
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • trucial coast — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
  • tussiculation — a hacking cough.
  • ultracautious — extremely or excessively cautious
  • ultraphysical — extremely physical
  • unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
  • uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
  • uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
  • uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
  • unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
  • unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
  • unrespectable — not able to be respected
  • 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.
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