13-letter words containing o, n, c, u, r
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reinoculation — a further inoculation of the same organism as the first inoculation
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- repercussions — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- republication — publication anew.
- repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
- resuscitation — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
- return-cocked — (of a cock bead) situated at an angle or arris.
- reunification — the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- rock hounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
- round-cheeked — having plump cheeks
- roxas y acuña — Manuel (maˈnwel). 1892–1948, Philippine statesman; first president of the Republic of the Philippines (1946–48)
- running costs — The running costs of a business are the amount of money that is regularly spent on things such as salaries, heating, lighting, and rent.
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- scouring rush — any of certain horsetails, especially Equisetum hyemale, used for scouring and polishing.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- second-source — of or pertaining to a cooperative arrangement whereby the products, as electronic parts, of one company are also manufactured by another company
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- 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.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short account — the account of a short seller.
- sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- squirrel corn — an American plant, Dicentra canadensis, of the fumitory family, having yellow roots resembling kernels of corn, finely dissected leaves, and clusters of drooping, heart-shaped, cream-colored flowers.
- string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- structuration — the act of giving structure to something
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- synchronously — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- thurification — the act of incense-burning