13-letter words containing s, e, l, u
- precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- present value — current monetary worth
- pressure hull — the inner, pressure-resistant hull of a submarine.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- 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.
- prolegomenous — prefatory; preliminary; introductory.
- proliferously — by proliferation
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
- pseudo-colour — an artificial colour
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- public access — the availability of noncommercial television and radio broadcasting facilities to community groups or members of the public for programs of general interest to the community, especially as a condition of cable television franchises.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- pull a fastie — to play a sly trick
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- pulselessness — the state of having no pulse
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- pyrocellulose — cordite.
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quarrelsomely — In a quarrelsome manner.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
- queens puzzle — eight queens puzzle
- quelque chose — a trifle
- quelque-chose — kickshaw.
- querulousness — The quality of being querulous.
- questioningly — In a questioning manner.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- rabble-rouser — a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for his or her own interests; demagogue.
- rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
- réaumur scale — René Antoine Ferchault de [ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] /rəˈneɪ ɑ̃ˈtwan fɛrˈʃoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.
- reclusiveness — the state or quality of being reclusive
- red corpuscle — a red blood cell.
- red delicious — a deep-red type of Delicious apple.
- redissolution — the act of redissolving
- reducibleness — the extent, state or quality of being reducible