13-letter words containing m, u, c, r
- south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.
- stratocumulus — a cloud of a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- structuralism — any theory that embodies structural principles.
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- supercomputer — a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- suprachiasmic — relating to the area in the hypothalamus that regulates the biological clock
- supramolecule — a collection of molecules held together by intermolecular forces
- supreme court — the highest court of the U.S.
- surfing music — rock-'n'-roll music from California in the early 1960s, characterized by close treble harmonies and with lyrics emphasizing the exhilaration of surfing and beach life.
- surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
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- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- trauma center — a hospital or medical center equipped to treat victims of trauma.
- traumatically — of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound.
- trip computer — A trip computer in a vehicle gives readings of average speed, fuel consumption, and fuel cost per mile.
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
- ultraromantic — extremely romantic
- umbraculiform — umbrella-shaped
- unceremonious — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
- uncircumcised — not circumcised.
- uncircumspect — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncomfortably — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- 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.
- unconcernment — lack of concern; unconcern
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconformably — not conformable; not conforming.
- uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- underclassman — a freshman or sophomore in a secondary school or college.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- ungrammatical — grammatically incorrect or awkward; not conforming to the rules or principles of grammar or accepted usage: an ungrammatical sentence.