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13-letter words containing u, n, s, e, t

  • post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
  • postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
  • postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  • postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
  • precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
  • preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • present value — current monetary worth
  • press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
  • pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • preuniversity — of the period before attending university
  • 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.
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
  • pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
  • punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
  • purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
  • pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
  • quantum state — the condition in which a physical system exists, usually described by a wave function or a set of quantum numbers.
  • quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
  • quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
  • queen consort — the wife of a ruling king.
  • queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
  • queen's scout — king's scout.
  • question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
  • question time — a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.
  • questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
  • questioningly — In a questioning manner.
  • questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
  • quick-setting — setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.
  • quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
  • quintessences — Plural form of quintessence.
  • re-instructed — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
  • re-submitting — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • reconstituted — constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated: reconstituted orange juice.
  • rectitudinous — characterized by or given to rectitude.
  • redissolution — the act of redissolving
  • reductiveness — of or relating to reduction; serving to reduce or abridge: an urgent need for reductive measures.
  • refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
  • regiomontanus — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
  • reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
  • reinstitution — an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.
  • rejuvenescent — becoming young again.
  • remeasurement — the process of measuring again
  • requisitioner — the act of requiring or demanding.
  • restauranteur — the owner or manager of a restaurant.
  • restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
  • restructuring — to change, alter, or restore the structure of: to restructure a broken nose.
  • 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.
  • resuscitation — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
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