13-letter words containing c, r, i, n, a
- prevocational — of, relating to, or constituting preliminary vocational training.
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- prince albert — Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- principal boy — the leading male role in a pantomime, played by a woman
- principalness — the quality or position of being principal
- principalship — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- processionary — of, relating to, or moving in a procession
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- procreational — having the potential to procreate
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- prolification — the production of offspring
- promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- pronunciation — Rare. an act or instance of declaring publicly; pronouncement: It was but the latest pronunciation of the political double-standard uttered in the course of this scandal. Synonyms: declaration, assertion, statement; announcement, affirmation; proclamation, promulgation, dissemination.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protoactinium — protactinium.
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- provinciality — provincial character.
- provincialize — to make provincial in character.
- provocational — the act of provoking.
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- puritan ethic — work ethic.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- quincentenary — a 500th anniversary or its celebration.
- racialisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of racialization.
- racialization — to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
- racing driver — someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
- racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
- radio contact — communication or contact by means of radio waves
- radio control — remote control by means of radio signals from a transmitter
- radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions
- radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
- radiolocation — the method or process of determining the position and velocity of an object by radar.
- raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
- ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
- rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
- ramifications — the act or process of ramifying.
- rankine cycle — the hypothetical cycle of a steam engine in which all heat transfers take place at constant pressure and in which expansion and compression occur adiabatically.
- rankine scale — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- ratiocination — the process of logical reasoning.
- ratiocinative — the process of logical reasoning.
- ration coupon — a coupon that can be exchanged for a certain quantity of rationed goods
- rationalistic — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- re-activation — to render active again; revive.
- re-admittance — permission or right to enter: admittance into the exhibit room.