13-letter words containing c, o, r, e, t, s
- orchiectomies — Plural form of orchiectomy.
- orthosilicate — a silicate mineral
- oscillometric — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- ostreiculture — the breeding of oysters
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- ovariectomies — Plural form of ovariectomy.
- over-abstract — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- over-cautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overcast seam — a hem with long stitches passing successively over the edge
- overconstruct — to construct excessively
- oversecretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- overstretched — to stretch excessively.
- oystercatcher — any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
- package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perfect storm — a detrimental or calamitous situation or event arising from the powerful combined effect of a unique set of circumstances: a perfect storm battering corporate pension plans.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- police escort — a police officer or vehicle which accompanies a prisoner
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postemergence — occurring or applied after emergence of a plant from the soil and before full growth: postemergence frost.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- postrecession — occurring or existing in the period after a recession
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- preceptorship — an instructor; teacher; tutor.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- press section — a section or part of an area, as at the scene of a public event, reserved for reporters.
- presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
- price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
- princess post — (in a queen truss) one of two vertical suspension members supplementing the queen posts nearer to the ends of the span.