13-letter words containing r, e, s, u

pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
plural eulisp — EuLisp with parallel extensions. "Collections and Garbage Collection", S.C. Merall et al, in Memory Management - IWMM92, Springer 1992, pp.473-489.
pluripresence — presence in more than one place at the same time
plus juncture — open juncture.
pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
porcelaineous — like porcelain
porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
prague spring — a brief period of democratization in Czechoslovakia in 1968, under Alexander Dubček.
pre-discussed — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
pre-requisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.
precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
prediscussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
prepubescence — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
present value — current monetary worth
press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
pressure cone — a small, radially striated rock structure produced by intense shock, such as generated by meteorite impact.
pressure drag — the part of the total drag of a body moving through a gas or liquid caused by the components of the pressures at right angles to the surface of the body
pressure head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
pressure hull — the inner, pressure-resistant hull of a submarine.
pressure suit — pressurized suit.
pressure-cook — to cook in a pressure cooker.
pressure-feed — a system in which the supply of material is maintained by applied pressure
prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
preuniversity — of the period before attending university
price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
pride's purge — the forceful exclusion from the House of Commons, carried out by Col. Thomas Pride in December 1648, of about 100 members who favored compromise with the Royalist party.
private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
private trust — a trust designed for the benefit of a designated or known individual (opposed to charitable trust).
profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
prolegomenous — prefatory; preliminary; introductory.
proliferously — by proliferation

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