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13-letter words containing u, n, c, e, a, s

  • pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
  • planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
  • pucciniaceous — (of a fungus) belonging to the genus Puccinia
  • quindicessima — (music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.
  • raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
  • rauschenbusch — Walter, 1861–1918, U.S. clergyman and social reformer.
  • reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • resuscitation — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
  • return crease — one of two lines marked at right-angles to each bowling crease, from inside which a bowler must deliver the ball
  • rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
  • saint maurice — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.
  • saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
  • saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
  • scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
  • scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank
  • schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
  • selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
  • sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • skunk cabbage — a low, fetid, broad-leaved North American plant, Symplocarpus foetidus, of the arum family, having a brownish-purple and green mottled spathe surrounding a stout spadix, growing in moist ground.
  • solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • sperry univac — (company)   One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
  • squeaky clean — If you say that someone is squeaky clean, you mean that they live a very moral life and have never done anything wrong.
  • squeaky-clean — scrupulously clean.
  • stand accused — If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
  • sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • subappearance — a slight appearance
  • subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
  • suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • sunset clause — time limit written into a law
  • supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
  • supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
  • supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
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