13-letter words that end in se
- minor premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- monumentalise — Alt form monumentalize.
- nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- noisette rose — a hybrid climbing rose, Rosa noisettiana, bearing clusters of fragrant yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- novated lease — Australian system of employer-aided car purchase
- nowhere-dense — (of a set in a topological space) having a closure that contains no open set with any points in it; nondense.
- nursery nurse — A nursery nurse is a person who has been trained to look after very young children.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- open universe — a model of the universe in which the universe expands forever because there is not enough mass to counteract the expansion by means of gravitational attraction.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home
- over-exercise — bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
- overdramatise — Alternative spelling of overdramatize.
- overemphasise — (British) alternative spelling of overemphasize.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- parson's nose — pope's nose.
- passe compose — a grammatical construction of French consisting of the present tense of an auxiliary, either avoir or être, followed by a past participle and corresponding in function to both the English present perfect and the English simple past tenses.
- penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin
- perfect tense — grammar: have done, etc.
- perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
- phallic phase — the time from about age three to five when the genitals become the focus of a child's sensual pleasure.
- phony disease — a disease of peaches, characterized by dwarfing, dark-green leaves, premature leafing and flowering, and the production of reduced numbers of small fruit, caused by a virus, Nanus mirabilis.
- phosphokinase — an increase in the amount of creatine phosphokinase that is released into the bloodstream when a muscle becomes injured
- phospholipase — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the breaking down of phospholipids.
- phosphorylase — any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
- plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
- press release — news update or bulletin
- primary tense — in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, a tense referring to present or future time
- priority case — a matter that takes precedence over others
- 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.
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- pyrocellulose — cordite.
- quarter horse — one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quelque chose — a trifle
- quelque-chose — kickshaw.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
- rambling rose — any of various cultivated hybrid roses that straggle over other vegetation
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- return crease — one of two lines marked at right-angles to each bowling crease, from inside which a bowler must deliver the ball
- revolutionise — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- ring exercise — any sequence of gymnastic movements carried out by a gymnast holding two rings suspended from the ceiling
- rocking horse — a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.