13-letter words containing t, e, l, u, o
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- poet laureate — (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- pont l'eveque — a strongly flavored, pale-yellow cheese with a soft center, made from whole or skimmed milk.
- port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- precopulatory — carried out or occurring prior to copulation
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- pull together — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quaterpolymer — A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.
- questioningly — In a questioning manner.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- 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.
- re-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- re-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- recalculation — recount, act of computing again
- recirculation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- redissolution — the act of redissolving
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reformulation — to formulate again.
- regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
- reinoculation — a further inoculation of the same organism as the first inoculation
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- republication — publication anew.
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- retail outlet — shop, store
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- reutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- revolutionise — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.