13-letter words containing u, r, a, n, i
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- summarization — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- superbrain ii — (computer) The 1982 successor to the Superbrain with a faster and enhanced disk operating system and improved video and graphics.
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- superdominant — submediant.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- supermilitant — highly militant
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superregional — involving many regions
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- supranational — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- suprarational — not understandable by reason alone; beyond rational comprehension.
- suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- texture paint — a finish paint having an insoluble additive, as sand, for giving a slightly rough textural effect.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- tintinnabular — of or relating to bells or bell ringing.
- to run a risk — If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.
- tour en l'air — a turn executed in the air.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trained nurse — graduate nurse.
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- tranquillizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- transcaucasia — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
- transfusional — of or relating to transfusion
- transfusively — in a transfusive manner
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- transmountain — across or through a mountain or mountains
- transmutation — the act or process of transmuting.
- transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
- triangularity — pertaining to or having the form of a triangle; three-cornered.
- triangulation — a technique for establishing the distance between any two points, or the relative position of two or more points, by using such points as vertices of a triangle or series of triangles, such that each triangle has a side of known or measurable length (base or base line) that permits the size of the angles of the triangle and the length of its other two sides to be established by observations taken either upon or from the two ends of the base line.
- tributariness — the state of being tributary
- trifunctional — pertaining to molecules that can react at three sites.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow