14-letter words containing d, a, t, u, r, i
- quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
- quadratic form — a polynomial all of whose terms are of degree 2 in two or more variables, as 5 x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 .
- quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadrumvirates — Plural form of quadrumvirate.
- 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 window — (on a car) a small triangular side window with hinges that can be opened for extra ventilation
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radioacoustics — the science and technology of the production, transmission, and reproduction of sounds carried by radio waves.
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- radiostrontium — strontium 90.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- readjudication — an act of adjudicating.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- 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.
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- res adjudicata — res judicata.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- 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.
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
- standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sugar diabetes — diabetes mellitus
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- sunday trading — the fact of opening a shop or business on a Sunday
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- third quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.