13-letter words containing e, r, u, d, i
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trained nurse — graduate nurse.
- trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
- turn the tide — the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- umbrella bird — any of several large trogons of the genus Cephalopterus, of Central and South America, as C. ornatus, having an umbrellalike crest above the head.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- un-indentured — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncircumcised — not circumcised.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- unconsidering — not reflective or thoughtful
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- undeleterious — injurious to health: deleterious gases.
- undeliverable — capable of delivery.
- undepreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- under licence — If someone does something under licence, they do it by special permission from a government or other authority.
- under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- under-meaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- under-utilize — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- undercarriage — the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underclubbing — the action of hitting with a club resulting in insufficient distance
- underdrainage — drainage of agricultural lands and removal of excess water and of alkali by drains buried beneath the surface.