13-letter words containing n, e, u, t, r, s
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- present value — current monetary worth
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- preuniversity — of the period before attending university
- 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.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- queen consort — the wife of a ruling king.
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- re-instructed — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- re-submitting — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- reconstituted — constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated: reconstituted orange juice.
- rectitudinous — characterized by or given to rectitude.
- redissolution — the act of redissolving
- reductiveness — of or relating to reduction; serving to reduce or abridge: an urgent need for reductive measures.
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- regiomontanus — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
- reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- reinstitution — an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.
- rejuvenescent — becoming young again.
- remeasurement — the process of measuring again
- requisitioner — the act of requiring or demanding.
- restauranteur — the owner or manager of a restaurant.
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- restructuring — to change, alter, or restore the structure of: to restructure a broken nose.