10-letter words containing l, u, s, t, r
- persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
- petroleous — having or consisting of petroleum or an oil obtained from rock
- petroleuse — a female individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- port louis — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
- port-salut — a yellow, whole-milk cheese, especially that made at the monastery of Port du Salut near the town of Laval, France.
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- postocular — located behind the eye
- postulator — a priest who presents a plea for a beatification or the canonization of a beatus. Compare devil's advocate (def 2).
- prothallus — prothallium.
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pulse rate — the rate of the pulse: stated in pulsations per minute.
- pulsimeter — an instrument for measuring the strength or quickness of the pulse.
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- reputeless — without repute; ignominious
- resolutely — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- resolutive — having the ability to dissolve or terminate.
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- resultless — lacking in results or significant effects
- returnless — allowing no return
- ritualised — to practice ritualism.
- rush light — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- russellite — a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
- ruthlessly — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- salutatory — pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.
- saturnalia — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptural — relating to sculpture
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- scurrility — a scurrilous quality or condition.
- sea turtle — any of several large turtles of the families Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, having the limbs modified into paddlelike flippers: all sea turtles are either threatened or endangered through most of their range because of ocean pollution.
- secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
- self-trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- sepultural — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
- sequestral — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
- short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- southernly — southerly.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.