13-letter words containing r, e, d, u, i, t
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
- ritual murder — a human sacrifice made to appease a deity.
- round-tripper — a home run.
- rudimentarily — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- ruggedization — the act or process of making something rugged
- run batted in — a runner advanced to home for a score by a particular player at bat, as when he or she gets a hit or a walk with the bases loaded: a category important in individual offensive statistics. Abbreviation: R.B.I.
- ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- self-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- 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.
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- 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.
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- teeing ground — tee2 (def 1a).
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trained nurse — graduate nurse.
- trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
- turn the tide — the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- un-indentured — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine