13-letter words containing s, u, r, e, p, t
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subprefecture — the office or position of subprefect
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- sulfate paper — paper made from sulfate pulp.
- sulfite paper — paper made from sulfite pulp.
- sunray pleats — bias-cut knife pleats that are narrower at the top than at the bottom, producing a flared effect, used esp for skirts
- super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
- super-culture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- super-intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- super-tension — the act of stretching or straining.
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- supercomputer — a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- superfortress — a heavy, long-range, four-engined bomber used during World War II.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superiorities — the quality or condition of being superior.
- superlatively — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- supermarketer — a person who owns or operates a supermarket.
- supermilitant — highly militant
- superminister — a minister with a wide range of responsibilities
- supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- supernutrient — any of various dietary supplements containing strong concentrations of vitamins and other substances designed to remedy nutrient deficiencies in the body
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- superparasite — hyperparasite.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superposition — the order in which sedimentary strata are superposed one above another.
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- supersaturate — to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
- superstitious — of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition: superstitious fears.
- superstrength — great strength
- supersubtlety — the quality of being extremely subtle
- supersymmetry — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.