14-letter words containing a, u, r, t, i
- reducing agent — a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
- refund annuity — an annuity providing for a lump-sum payment or installment payments to the beneficiary for the amount remaining of the purchase price at the death of the annuitant.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- res adjudicata — res judicata.
- respiritualize — to spiritualize again; reinvest with a spiritual character or meaning
- revenue tariff — a tariff or duty imposed on imports primarily to produce public revenue.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- route flapping — flapping router
- ruby-tail wasp — any of various brightly coloured wasps of the family Chrysididae, having a metallic sheen, which parasitize bees and other solitary wasps
- run up against — If you run up against problems, you suddenly begin to experience them.
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- scrutinization — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- signature tune — theme song (def 2).
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- situation room — a room at a military or political headquarters where the latest information on a military or political situation is channeled.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the S part of the historical county of Ayrshire; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Ayr. Pop: 111 580 (2003 est). Area: 1202 sq km (464 sq miles)
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- spanish guitar — acoustic guitar.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.