13-letter words containing p, r, o, t, a
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- ration coupon — a coupon that can be exchanged for a certain quantity of rationed goods
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- real property — an estate or property consisting of lands and of all appurtenances to lands, as buildings, crops, or mineral rights (distinguished from personal property).
- realpolitiker — someone who practises or believes in realpolitik
- reapplication — an act or the process of reapplying a substance
- reappointment — a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.
- reappropriate — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- reciprocality — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocation — an act or instance of reciprocating.
- reciprocative — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- reincorporate — to incorporate again
- repeater loan — a loan lent to someone who has already borrowed
- repetitionary — of the nature of repetition, repetitious
- republication — publication anew.
- repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
- rock painting — a painting done on rock, usually by early people
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- route planner — a book of road maps
- s corporation — An S corporation is a type of corporation in which the owners are taxed for any taxable income on their individual returns.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- saratoga chip — potato chip.
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- sea transport — transport by ship over the sea
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- spear-thrower — a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
- spectatorship — the state of being a spectator
- spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatophore — a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.