13-letter words containing p, e, r, i, t, u
- saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sesquiterpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
- spiritousness — the state of being spiritous
- splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
- 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.
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- stirpiculture — the production of special stocks or strains by careful breeding.
- straighten up — stand straighter
- string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- sulfite paper — paper made from sulfite pulp.
- super-intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- super-tension — the act of stretching or straining.
- superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superiorities — the quality or condition of being superior.
- superlatively — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- supermilitant — highly militant
- superminister — a minister with a wide range of responsibilities
- supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- supernutrient — any of various dietary supplements containing strong concentrations of vitamins and other substances designed to remedy nutrient deficiencies in the body
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- superparasite — hyperparasite.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superposition — the order in which sedimentary strata are superposed one above another.
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- superstitious — of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition: superstitious fears.
- superterrific — more than terrific
- superthriller — a highly sensational film or book
- supervirtuoso — a highly accomplished virtuoso
- supervirulent — extremely virulent