13-letter words containing s, p, i, t, c, u
- profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- 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.
- pseudo-poetic — of or relating to a poet or poets.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- public spirit — active interest in public welfare or the good of the community
- punctiliously — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
- scripturalist — a literalist or translator obedient to the Scriptures
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
- space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- speculatively — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
- stirpiculture — the production of special stocks or strains by careful breeding.
- sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- superterrific — more than terrific
- support price — the price at which the government will purchase commodities, especially farm produce, in order to maintain a certain price level.
- the superrich — exceptionally wealthy people, considered collectively
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- toxicophagous — poison-eating
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- uncircumspect — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- unpicturesque — not visually pleasing; not striking or beautiful
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- unsusceptible — not susceptible or impressionable; not possible or easy to influence; not vulnerable (to harm)
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- up shit creek — excrement; feces.
- zinc sulphate — a colourless soluble crystalline substance usually existing as the heptahydrate or monohydrate: used as a mordant, in preserving wood and skins, and in the electrodeposition of zinc. Formula: ZnSO4