13-letter words containing s, a, i, l, y, r
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
- polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- polyribosomal — relating to a polyribosome
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- prairie style — the style of the architects of the Prairie School.
- presentiality — the state of being present
- prismatically — of, relating to, or like a prism.
- provisionally — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
- ray tomlinson — (person) An engineer at Bolt Beranek and Newman who, in July 1972 while designing the first[?] electronic mail program, chose the commercial at symbol "@" to separate the user name from the computer name.
- rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
- rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
- realistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- reality-based — (especially of television) portraying or alleging to portray events as they actually happened.
- reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
- relay station — a radio station that receives radio signals and retransmits them, in order to extend their range
- releasability — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- resectability — the state of being resectable
- residentially — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- restoratively — in a restorative manner
- rhyming slang — a form of slang in which a rhyming word or phrase is substituted for the word intended, as Kate and Sidney for steak and kidney or khaki rocks for army socks.
- risk analysis — A risk analysis is a process of deciding how likely it is that injury, damage, or loss will happen, and what the effects will be if it does happen.
- royal marines — a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- saccharolytic — of or causing the hydrolysis of sugars.
- sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
- sacrificially — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- salary review — the, often annual, assessment or review of the salary or paid to an employee, where decisions are taken on whether the employee's pay should be increased, etc
- sanitary belt — a narrow belt, usually of elastic, for holding a sanitary napkin in place.
- sarcastically — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- saturnalianly — in a saturnalian or dissolute manner
- scalariformly — in a scalariform or ladder-like manner
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- sidereal year — year (def 4c).
- sinterability — the capacity to be sintered