13-letter words containing t, o, s, r, u
- lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
- lecture notes — notes that are taken by someone attending a lecture
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- libel tourist — someone who engages in libel tourism.
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- lissotrichous — having straight hair.
- long trousers — full-length trousers (as opposed to shorts)
- lophotrichous — (biology, of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- mayor's court — a city court presided over by a mayor.
- measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- meritoriously — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
- merrythoughts — Plural form of merrythought.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- microcircuits — Plural form of microcircuit.
- milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- miscalculator — A person who miscalculates.
- misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- misconstruing — Present participle of misconstrue.
- missouri city — a city in SE Texas.
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
- moebius strip — Möbius strip
- monmouthshire — a historic county in E Wales, now part of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan.
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- monotrematous — of or relating to a monotreme.
- mons serratus — a mountain in NE Spain, northwest of Barcelona: famous Benedictine monastery. Height: 1235 m (4054 ft)
- monster truck — a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
- monstrousness — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
- moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
- mount aragats — a volcanic mountain in NW Armenia. Height: 4090 m (13 419 ft)
- mount everest — Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
- multisectoral — Involving multiple sectors.
- mushroom town — a town that has grown very quickly
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music