13-letter words containing r, e, c, t, i, s
- intrinsicness — The quality or state of being intrinsic.
- introspecting — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspection — observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
- introspective — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- isobarometric — isobaric
- isoelectronic — noting or pertaining to atoms and ions having an equal number of electrons.
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- justice court — an inferior tribunal, not of record, having limited jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, and presided over by a justice of the peace.
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lectisternium — (in ancient Rome) a religious rite in which the images of the gods were placed upon couches around a table, upon which was set a feast
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- light cruiser — a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
- 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.
- lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
- literacy test — an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- mercerisation — A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- meritocracies — Plural form of meritocracy.
- mesi protocol — (processor) Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
- messerschmitt — any of several types of fighter aircraft extensively used by the German air force in World War II, especially the ME-109.
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metaheuristic — An experimental heuristic method for solving a general class of computational problems by combining user procedures in the hope of obtaining a more efficient or robust procedure.
- metric system — a decimal system of weights and measures, adopted first in France but now widespread, universally used in science, mandatory for use for all purposes in a large number of countries, and favored for use in most (as in the U.S.). The basic units are the meter (39.37 inches) for length and the gram (15.432 grains) for mass or weight. Derived units are the liter (0.908 U.S. dry quart, or 1.0567 U.S. liquid quart) for capacity, being the volume of 1000 grams of water under specified conditions; the are (119.6 square yards) for area, being the area of a square 10 meters on a side; and the stere (35.315 cubic feet) for volume, being the volume of a cube 1 meter on a side, the term “stere,” however, usually being used only in measuring firewood. Names for units larger and smaller than these are formed from the above names by the use of the following prefixes: kilo-, 1000; hecto-, 100; deka-, 10; deci-, 0.1; centi-, 0.01; milli-, 0.001. To these are often added: tera-, one trillion; giga-, one billion; mega-, one million. With the addition of basic physical units it is now officially known by the French name Le Système International d'Unités (abbreviation SI, ) or in English as the International System of Units.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- micro-scooter — a foldable lightweight aluminium foot-propelled scooter, used by both adults and children
- microcassette — a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
- microeinstein — The unit equal to one millionth of an einstein.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.