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

  • sensorineural — related to or affecting a sensory nerve or a sensory mechanism together with its neural circuitry.
  • sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
  • siberian ruby — a red tourmaline used as a gem: not a true ruby.
  • small fortune — a large sum of money
  • solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
  • sperry univac — (company)   One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
  • spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
  • spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
  • square number — a number that is the square of another integer, as 1 of 1, 4 of 2, 9 of 3, etc.
  • staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
  • state funeral — a ceremonial funeral for a head of state, or other very important person
  • steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
  • steamer trunk — a rectangular traveling trunk low enough to slide under a bunk on a ship.
  • straighten up — stand straighter
  • strange quark — a quark having electric charge −1/3 times the elementary charge and strangeness −1; it is more massive than the up and down quarks.
  • student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
  • sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
  • subappearance — a slight appearance
  • subastringent — slightly astringent.
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
  • subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • sulfamerazine — a sulfa drug, C11H12N4O2S, a methyl derivative of sulfadiazine that is more rapidly absorbed
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
  • sunken garden — a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.
  • sunray pleats — bias-cut knife pleats that are narrower at the top than at the bottom, producing a flared effect, used esp for skirts
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superannuable — (of a salary or job) with which a superannuation is associated, which entitles one to a superannuation
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