0%

14-letter words containing d, i, c, e, s

  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
  • pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • pseudo-science — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
  • pseudoscorpion — any of several small arachnids of the order Chelonethida that resemble a tailless scorpion and that feed chiefly on small insects.
  • pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
  • quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
  • quasi-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
  • quasi-periodic — almost periodic
  • radio cassette — A radio cassette is a radio and a cassette player together in a single machine.
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
  • ranch dressing — seasoned mayonnaise sauce
  • reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
  • recondensation — the act or process of condensing again
  • reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
  • res adjudicata — res judicata.
  • residence hall — Residence halls are buildings with rooms or apartments, usually built by universities or colleges, in which students live during the school year.
  • residence time — Also called residence. Chemistry. the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state.
  • restricted epl — (language)   (REPL) The efficient subset of EPL used to write the core of Multics.
  • ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
  • ridiculousness — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
  • saint benedict — Saint, died a.d. 685, pope 684–85.
  • salade niçoise — a cold dish consisting of hard-boiled eggs, anchovy fillets, olives, tomatoes, tuna fish, etc
  • sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
  • sandhill crane — a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.
  • sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
  • sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
  • scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
  • scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
  • scatterbrained — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
  • scented orchid — a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turf
  • scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
  • schmidt system — a wide-angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain clear pictures of large areas of the celestial sphere
  • school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
  • schoolchildren — a child attending school.
  • scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
  • scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
  • scream and die — Synonym cough and die, but connotes that an error message was printed or displayed before the program crashed.
  • screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
  • screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
  • screen-printed — printed by screen process
  • scrip dividend — a dividend issued in the form of a note entitling the holder to a cash payment at a specified later date.
  • second opinion — view of another expert
  • second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
  • second service — the communion service: so called because it follows Morning Prayer.
  • second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?