13-letter words containing s, t, r, i, c
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- translocation — a change of location.
- transmittance — Physics. the ratio of the radiant flux transmitted through and emerging from a body to the total flux incident on it: equivalent to one minus the absorptance.
- transmittancy — a measure of the extent to which a solution transmits radiation. It is equal to the ratio of the transmittance of the solution to the transmittance of a pure solvent of the same dimensions
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- traverse city — a city in NW Michigan.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trichromatism — the quality or condition of being trichromatic.
- trick cyclist — a psychiatrist
- triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)
- triploblastic — having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- trucial coast — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- ultracautious — extremely or excessively cautious
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncertainness — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- uncircumspect — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- uncourtliness — the lack of courtliness
- uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- undistracting — not distracting; not showy or ostentatious
- uninstructive — not conveying information or serving to instruct
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unpicturesque — not visually pleasing; not striking or beautiful
- unreminiscent — not reminiscent; not tending to remind one of something or someone
- unscrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- unsymmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- up shit creek — excrement; feces.
- valet service — a cleaning service, in which your clothes are collected for cleaning, from your house or hotel, and returned to you
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vascularities — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- versification — the act of versifying.
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- visceroptosis — a downward displacement of the intestine
- visiting card — calling card (def 1).
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- viticulturist — the culture or cultivation of grapevines; grape-growing.
- vivisectorium — the location where vivisection takes place
- voluntaristic — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- w3 consortium — World Wide Web Consortium