13-letter words containing p, u, r, s
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypersurfaces — Plural form of hypersurface.
- hypertrophous — relating to hypertrophy
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- hypervascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- indentureship — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- interruptions — an act or instance of interrupting.
- interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
- intracapsular — Within a capsule.
- intrapreneurs — Plural form of intrapreneur.
- ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- journeyperson — A journeyman or journeywoman.
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
- jury shopping — the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- labour supply — the total number of hours that workers are willing and able to be paid wages to work for
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- lophotrichous — (biology, of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
- lord's supper — the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- mass spectrum — a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.
- measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat