14-letter words containing c, r, e, u, s
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- smoker's cough — a chronic cough caused by smoking.
- socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- 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.
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- southern cross — Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
- southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
- southern ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia
- spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- square bracket — bracket (def 3).
- square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
- squared circle — a wrestling ring
- squared splice — square splice.
- starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
- startle colour — a bright region of an animal's coloration, normally hidden from view and often part of a design resembling birds' eyes, etc, exposed when the animal is disturbed by a predator
- stercoricolous — (of an organism) living in dung
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
- 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.
- stream capture — piracy (def 3).
- street justice — the punishment given by members of the public to people regarded as criminals or wrongdoers
- stretch runner — an athlete or horse that is especially strong or fast in the final stage of a race.
- streuselkuchen — coffeecake topped with streusel.
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- struck measure — a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subarborescent — below or under trees
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subject matter — the substance of a discussion, book, writing, etc., as distinguished from its form or style.
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- subscribership — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subsecretariat — an administrative department that assists and is subordinate to a secretariat.
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- suicide bomber — A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
- sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
- summer clothes — light clothes which are suitable for summer