13-letter words containing m, u, c, r
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- numerological — Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
- 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.
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- opera comique — comic opera.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- pickup camper — camper (def 3).
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- plum curculio — See under curculio.
- plymouth rock — a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- posttraumatic — occurring after physical or psychological trauma.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- premium price — elevated cost paid for sth of top quality
- pro-communist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- program music — music intended to convey an impression of a definite series of images, scenes, or events.
- promiscuously — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- pronouncement — a formal or authoritative statement.
- protoactinium — protactinium.
- 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
- radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
- rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
- reaccumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- 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.
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- remanufacture — to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components: to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.
- rematriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- republicanism — republican government.
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- rogue's march — a derisive tune played to accompany a person's expulsion from a regiment, community, etc.
- rubber cement — a viscous, flammable liquid consisting of unvulcanized rubber dispersed in benzene, gasoline, or the like, used chiefly as an adhesive.
- saint maurice — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.
- sauce supreme — suprême (def 1).
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- security firm — a firm which provides guards for buildings, and other security services and personnel
- semi-circular — Something that is semi-circular has the shape of half a circle.
- semi-precious — Semi-precious stones are stones such as turquoises and amethysts that are used in jewellery but are less valuable than precious stones such as diamonds and rubies.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- somar dumpacl — (tool) A utilty which provides a concise report of Windows NT file system permissions, to help find holes in system security.