13-letter words containing s, i, n, t, r
- protectionist — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protestantism — the religion of Protestants.
- protestantize — to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- racialisation — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of racialization.
- radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
- radio station — station (def 8).
- raising agent — in baking, a substance added to dough to make it rise
- raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
- raison d'etat — a purely political reason for governmental action, based on the national interest and often violating principles of justice.
- raison d'etre — reason or justification for being or existence: Art is the artist's raison d'être.
- ramifications — the act or process of ramifying.
- rapid transit — a system of public transportation in a metropolitan area, usually a subway or elevated train system.
- rationalistic — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- ratushinskaya — Irina (ɪˈriːnə). born 1954, Russian poet and writer: imprisoned (1983–86) in a Soviet labour camp on charges of subversion. Her publications include Poems (1984), Grey is the Colour of Hope (1988), and The Odessans (1992)
- ray tomlinson — (person) An engineer at Bolt Beranek and Newman who, in July 1972 while designing the first[?] electronic mail program, chose the commercial at symbol "@" to separate the user name from the computer name.
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- re-enlistment — the act or state of being re-enlisted into the armed forces
- re-entry visa — a visa that allows someone to enter a country again several times
- re-escalation — the act of re-escalating
- re-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- re-instructed — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- re-submitting — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- reactionarism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
- reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- reassignation — an appointment for a meeting, especially a lover's secret rendezvous.
- reassociation — an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
- recalcitrants — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- receiving set — a radio receiver.
- receptiveness — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
- recessionista — a person whose clothes, whether cheap, second-hand, or suitably subdued, are considered appropriate to an economic downturn
- recitationist — someone who gives recitations
- recomposition — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- reconsignment — a consigning again.
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- reconstituted — constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated: reconstituted orange juice.