13-letter words containing t, a, e, r, d
- prefabricated — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
- premeditation — an act or instance of premeditating.
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- private brand — a product marketed under a private label.
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- protochordate — any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quadrilateral — having four sides.
- quadriliteral — using or consisting of four letters.
- quadripartite — divided into or consisting of four parts.
- quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- quarter round — a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.
- quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
- quarter-breed — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person with one white grandparent, especially a person of American Indian ancestry.
- quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
- quarterdecker — an officer who serves on the quarterdeck; a gun situated on the quarterdeck
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- quasi-retired — withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
- radiesthesist — a practitioner of radiesthesia
- radioactivate — to make (a substance) radioactive.
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radiotelegram — a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.
- radioteletype — Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- ragged jacket — a young seal that, having lost parts of its initially white fur, presents a parti-colored or piebald appearance.
- 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.
- rattle around — If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them.
- rattlebrained — foolish; flighty; scatterbrained.
- re-admittance — permission or right to enter: admittance into the exhibit room.
- reaccumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- reading light — any small electric light that you use for reading. You can usually move it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading. It can be attached to a wall or shelf in the home, or be above your head inside an aircraft or other vehicle.
- readjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- ready-to-wear — clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.
- reality-based — (especially of television) portraying or alleging to portray events as they actually happened.
- reconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- redemonstrate — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.