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13-letter words containing c, a, r, e, l, s

  • réaumur scale — René Antoine Ferchault de [ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] /rəˈneɪ ɑ̃ˈtwan fɛrˈʃoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.
  • recalcitrants — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
  • reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
  • recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
  • regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • resectability — the state of being resectable
  • resting place — grave
  • restless cavy — a wild guinea pig.
  • 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.
  • rochelle salt — a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC4H4O6.4H2O
  • rollercoaster — a small gravity railroad, especially in an amusement park, having a train with open cars that moves along a high, sharply winding trestle built with steep inclines that produce sudden, speedy plunges for thrill-seeking passengers.
  • 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.
  • ruled surface — a surface that can be generated by a straight line, as a cylinder or cone.
  • rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
  • sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
  • sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
  • sacral plexus — a nerve network originating from the nerves of the sacral spine and innervating large areas of the lower trunk and legs, especially via the sciatic nerves.
  • sacramentally — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • 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.
  • sales receipt — slip or document: proof of payment
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
  • scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
  • scarcely ever — almost never, seldom
  • scarlet fever — a contagious febrile disease caused by streptococci and characterized by a scarlet eruption.
  • scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • scene-stealer — a performer in a play, motion picture, etc., who by charm, talent, or artifice, draws most of the audience's attention, often away from the leading performers.
  • schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • school leaver — School leavers are young people who have just left school, because they have completed their time there.
  • schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
  • sclerocaulous — having a hard, dry stem
  • scleromalacia — a thinning of the sclera (the eyeball's outer covering) which can occur as a result of rheumatoid arthritis
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • scrambled egg — eggs stirred while cooking
  • scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
  • seckel (pear) — a small, sweet, juicy, reddish-brown pear
  • secret ballot — a vote in which the confidentiality of how one votes is safeguarded.
  • security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
  • self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
  • self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
  • self-declared — proclaiming oneself to be
  • self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
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