13-letter words containing o, u, t, c, r, s
- documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
- electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- estrous cycle — the regular female reproductive cycle of most placental mammals that is under hormonal control and includes a period of heat, followed by ovulation and complex changes of the uterine lining
- excursionists — Plural form of excursionist.
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- fluorescently — In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- fluoroscopist — One who carries out fluoroscopy.
- food security — an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food: a household with high food security.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fractocumulus — low ragged slightly bulbous cloud, often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- fractostratus — low ragged layered cloud often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- george custer — George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- god's country — an area or region supposed to be favored by God, especially a naturally beautiful rural area.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterocystous — containing or relating to heterocysts
- horror-struck — stricken with horror; horrified; aghast.
- hortus siccus — a collection of dried plants; herbarium.
- host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
- hot cross bun — a bun with a cross of frosting on it, eaten chiefly during Lent.
- house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- ichthyosaurus — ichthyosaur.
- incongruities — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- infostructure — The technical infrastructure supporting an information system.
- infructuously — in an infructuous or unfruitful manner; fruitlessly
- inns of court — (in England) the four private unincorporated societies in London that function as a law school and have the exclusive privilege of calling candidates to the English bar
- insectivorous — adapted to feeding on insects.
- instructional — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- insurrections — Plural form of insurrection.
- interlocutors — a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
- interosculant — Mutually touching or intersecting.
- interosculate — to interpenetrate; inosculate.
- introductions — Plural form of introduction.
- isostructural — (of two substances) having the same crystal structure but not necessarily a similar chemical composition.
- jurisconsults — Plural form of jurisconsult.
- jurisdictions — Plural form of jurisdiction.
- justice court — an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace.