13-letter words containing s, a, l, e, c, r
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
- supracellular — beyond the limits or above the level of cells.
- supramolecule — a collection of molecules held together by intermolecular forces
- surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
- surface-layer — the thin layer of air adjacent to the earth's surface, usually considered to be less than 300 feet (91 meters) high.
- suspercollate — to hang
- sustentacular — supporting.
- symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- underclassman — a freshman or sophomore in a secondary school or college.
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- unicameralism — consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
- unnecessarily — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- unrespectable — not able to be respected
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unsecularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- unserviceable — not suitable to be used
- unspectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- unsuperficial — external or outward: a superficial resemblance.
- unsymmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- upperclassman — a junior or senior in a secondary school or college.
- valet service — a cleaning service, in which your clothes are collected for cleaning, from your house or hotel, and returned to you
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vascularities — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernier scale — Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
- western larch — a North American larch, Larix occidentalis, having oval cones and found mainly in S British Columbia