13-letter words containing s, i, l, u, r, e
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- 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.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
- reclusiveness — the state or quality of being reclusive
- red delicious — a deep-red type of Delicious apple.
- redissolution — the act of redissolving
- reducibleness — the extent, state or quality of being reducible
- religiousness — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- republicanism — republican government.
- residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- revascularize — to surgically improve the blood circulation of (an organ or area of the body).
- revolutionise — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- revolutionist — a person who advocates or takes part in a revolution.
- rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- rock squirrel — a large, gray ground squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus, inhabiting rocky areas of the southwestern U.S.
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
- rusine antler — an antler resembling that of the sambar.
- russian olive — oleaster.
- saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
- saint-laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
- sales figures — the amount of sales of something within a particular time frame
- school figure — (in ice skating) any one of a group of sixty-nine different figures, skated in two- or three-circle figure-eight patterns, used to test various skating movements, a skater usually being required to perform six selected ones in competition.
- schuylerville — a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- self-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- semi-circular — Something that is semi-circular has the shape of half a circle.
- semi-delirium — Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
- semireligious — having a somewhat religious character.
- sensorineural — related to or affecting a sensory nerve or a sensory mechanism together with its neural circuitry.
- serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.