12-letter words containing t, r, u, s, e, i
- stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.
- stereoacuity — the ability of a person to see objects as separate entities along a range of distances
- stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- sternutation — the act of sneezing.
- stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- stirrup-vase — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- stone bruise — a bruise on the sole of the foot, caused by walking on or striking against a small stone or other hard object.
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- street virus — a virus, as rabies, obtained from a naturally infected animal and usually virulent, as opposed to a laboratory-attenuated strain.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- striped drum — a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher, that utters a drumming sound
- struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- studded tire — a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- study period — a period of time or lesson used for studying
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subscriptive — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- super-polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
- superevident — extremely or very evident
- supergravity — 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.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superpatriot — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superquality — above-average quality
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
- supervenient — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.
- surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
- sylviculture — the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.