14-letter words containing a, d, u, l, t
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quarter dollar — quarter (def 3).
- queensland nut — macadamia.
- quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
- quitclaim deed — a deed that conveys to the grantee only such interests in property as the grantor may have, the grantee assuming responsibility for any claims brought against the property.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- red-lead putty — a compound for caulking pipe joints, made of red lead, white lead, and boiled linseed oil.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
- sesquipedality — given to using long words.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
- solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- takeout double — informatory double.
- talaud islands — a group of islands in NE Indonesia. 495 sq. mi. (1281 sq. km).
- tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.