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13-letter words containing s, a, n, c, r, i

  • fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
  • fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
  • febrifacients — Plural form of febrifacient.
  • finisher card — (in manufacturing fibers) the last card in the carding process, for converting stock into roving.
  • flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
  • for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
  • fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
  • fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
  • fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
  • fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
  • franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
  • francis bacon — Francis (Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans) 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher, and statesman.
  • francis crick — Francis Harry Compton, 1916–2004, English biophysicist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1962.
  • functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
  • furaciousness — the quality of being furacious or thievish
  • gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
  • gap insurance — GAP insurance pays the difference between what someone owes on their car loan and the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event that it is stolen or damaged.
  • gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
  • gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
  • gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
  • geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
  • geriatricians — Plural form of geriatrician.
  • glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
  • glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
  • graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
  • grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
  • gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
  • halicarnassus — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
  • handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • harishchandra — also known as Bharatendu. 1850–85, Indian poet, dramatist, and essayist, who established Hindi as a literary language
  • harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
  • haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
  • heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
  • heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
  • hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
  • heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
  • hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
  • histaminergic — releasing histamine
  • honoris causa — for the sake of honour
  • hydrodynamics — the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
  • iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
  • idiosyncratic — pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
  • in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
  • incense cedar — any of several coniferous trees of the genus Libocedrus (or Calocedrus), especially L. decurrens, of the western U.S., growing to a height of 150 feet (50 meters).
  • income stream — a flow of money into a business
  • inconsiderate — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
  • inconstruable — unable to be construed
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