14-letter words containing d, i, s, a
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- radiodiagnosis — diagnosis by means of radiography or radioscopy.
- radioresistant — resistant to the effects of radiation
- radiosensitive — (of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.
- radiosensitize — to make (cells) more sensitive to radiation
- radiostrontium — strontium 90.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- ranch dressing — seasoned mayonnaise sauce
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
- 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.
- redear sunfish — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- 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.
- resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- restrainedness — the state or quality of being restrained
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- richard scarry — Richard McClure, 1919–94, U.S. author and illustrator of children's books.
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- riggs' disease — pyorrhea (def 2).
- rise and shine — get out of bed
- road stability — the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads
- roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- ryukyu islands — a chain of 55 islands in the W Pacific, extending almost 650 km (400 miles) from S Japan to N Taiwan: an ancient kingdom, under Chinese rule from the late 14th century, invaded by Japan in the early 17th century, under full Japanese sovereignty from 1879 to 1945, and US control from 1945 to 1972; now part of Japan again. They are subject to frequent typhoons. Chief town: Naha (on Okinawa). Pop: 1 318 220 (2000). Area: 2196 sq km (849 sq miles)
- saccharic acid — a white, needlelike, crystalline, water-soluble solid or syrup, C 6 H 1 0 O 8 , usually made by the oxidation of cane sugar, glucose, or starch by nitric acid.
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- saddam hussein — Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
- sado-masochism — Sado-masochism is the enjoyment of hurting people and being hurt.
- safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
- safety-deposit — safe-deposit.
- sailing dinghy — a small boat or dinghy with a single mast, used esp for recreational sailing
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- saint benedict — Saint, died a.d. 685, pope 684–85.
- saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
- salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
- 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