13-letter words containing c, u, r, i, t
- nutrigenetics — the branch of science concerned with the effect of heredity on diet and nutrition
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- oceanic crust — the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- 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.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over-cautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overcredulity — Excessive credulity.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- particularity — the quality or state of being particular.
- particularize — to make particular.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- picturization — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
- polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
- postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- posttraumatic — occurring after physical or psychological trauma.
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
- preproduction — Movies. the steps necessary to prepare a film for production, as casting, choosing locations, and designing sets and costumes.
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- price cutting — the act or practice of cutting prices
- price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
- prince rupert — Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- prix goncourt — Goncourt (def 2).
- pro-communist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
- 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.