13-letter words containing enc
- pre-encounter — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
- pre-existence — to exist beforehand.
- pre-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- prepreference — taking precedence over preference shares in dividends or in capital distribution at the time of dissolution or liquidation of a business.
- prepubescence — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
- provence rose — an erect Eurasian shrub, Rosa gallica, of the rose family, having a creeping rootstock, densely prickly and bristly stems, and large, solitary, pink or crimson flowers.
- pseudoscience — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- queen's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- quintessences — Plural form of quintessence.
- radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions
- re-experience — a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something: My encounter with the bear in the woods was a frightening experience.
- real presence — the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist.
- reconvergence — an act or instance of converging.
- recrudescence — breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- retromingency — urinating backward because of bodily configuration: The lion is a retromingent animal.
- robber trench — a trench that originally contained the foundations of a wall, the stones of which have been taken away
- rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
- self-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- sir-reverence — (used as an expression of apology, as before unseemly or indelicate words.)
- socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- somniloquence — sleep-talking
- space science — any of the sciences involved in space travel or the exploration of space, as space medicine.
- sub-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- subconscience — an inhibiting sense of what is prudent: I'd eat another piece of pie but my conscience would bother me.
- superencipher — to encode (a message) that is already a cryptogram.
- table licence — a licence authorizing the sale of alcoholic drinks with meals only
- telencephalic — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
- telencephalon — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
- tendency tone — a tone that is harmonically or melodically unstable and tends naturally to resolve itself either upward or downward.
- testing bench — a piece of equipment for testing if a machine or device is working properly
- the decencies — those things that are considered necessary for a decent life
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- ticket agency — an agency dealing in the sale of tickets, especially theater tickets.
- torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
- transcendence — the quality or state of being transcendent.
- transcendency — the quality or state of being transcendent.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- trench mortar — a portable, muzzle-loaded mortar, usually having a smooth bore, fired at high angles of elevation to reach concealed enemy targets.
- twopenceworth — an unwanted or unsolicited idea or opinion
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- under licence — If someone does something under licence, they do it by special permission from a government or other authority.
- undifferenced — (of a coat of arms) having no marks indicating family position and to be used by only one person at a time
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unencountered — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
- unencouraging — not encouraging; discouraging
- unexperienced — wise or skillful in a particular field through experience: an experienced teacher.