13-letter words containing u, s, r, d
- multistranded — having several strands
- murderousness — The state or condition of being murderous.
- murexide test — a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide.
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
- non-credulous — marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- nondisclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- nondiscursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonstructured — not structured; unstructured
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- nudiustertian — (rare, obsolete) Of the day before yesterday.
- nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
- odoriferously — In an odoriferous manner.
- off-side rule — A lexical convention due to Landin, allowing the scope of declarations in a program to be expressed by indentation. Any non-whitespace token to the left of the first such token on the previous line is taken to be the start of a new declaration. Used in, for example, Miranda and Haskell.
- old ritualist — Raskolnik.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
- outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
- overcredulous — willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
- overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- oversaturated — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- port du salut — Port-Salut.
- 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.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- pre-discussed — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- prediscussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- pressure drag — the part of the total drag of a body moving through a gas or liquid caused by the components of the pressures at right angles to the surface of the body
- pressure head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- pressure-feed — a system in which the supply of material is maintained by applied pressure
- pride's purge — the forceful exclusion from the House of Commons, carried out by Col. Thomas Pride in December 1648, of about 100 members who favored compromise with the Royalist party.
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- product costs — Product costs are costs that can be directly associated with a particular product, such as manufacturing and sales costs.
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations