13-letter words containing s, e, r, i, a, l
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
- assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
- assertability — The quality of being assertable.
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- asteroid belt — the concentrations of asteroids that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
- australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- balmer series — a series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum, discovered by Johann Jakob Balmer (1825–98) in 1885
- balsamiferous — yielding or producing balsam
- banderilleros — Plural form of banderillero.
- banker's bill — a banknote
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- barred spiral — a spiral galaxy in which the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus
- bass clarinet — a clarinet with the lowest range, in the octave below the B-flat clarinet
- basso rilievo — bas-relief
- basso-relievo — bas-relief
- bastard title — half title (def 1).
- bastard-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- beggar's-lice — any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc
- berkeleianism — the philosophical system of George Berkeley, holding that objects exist only when perceived, that God's perception sustains the universe, and that there is no independent substratum or substance in which these perceptions inhere
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- black skimmer — a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
- blair's babes — (in Britain) the female Members of Parliament elected as part of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour government in 1997
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- bridal shower — a party, held for a woman before her wedding, to which her friends bring gifts
- bristle-grass — any of various grasses of the genus Setaria, such as S. viridis, having a bristly inflorescence
- calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carol service — a service, held in a church around Christmas, at which Christmas carols are sung
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- central asian — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Asia
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centricalness — the situation or quality of being centrical
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord