13-letter words containing e, d, r, l
- squash ladder — a list showing the relative order of merit of a set of squash players determined by the winning player in each match taking the higher of the two players' positions
- stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
- standard cell — a primary electric cell, as the Weston cell, that produces an accurately known constant voltage: used in scientific measurements.
- star-spangled — spangled with stars.
- stores ledger — a record kept of the amount, type, etc., of raw materials and supplies on hand, as in a manufacturing plant.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- sugar of lead — lead acetate.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tandem roller — a type of road roller in which the front and back wheels consist of rollers of about the same diameter
- telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
- tetartohedral — (of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- the last word — final retort
- the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
- the real deal — a person or thing seen as being authentic and not inferior in any way
- third worlder — a citizen of a Third World country.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
- timed-release — sustained-release.
- toilet powder — a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.
- trade balance — balance of trade.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-decker — three-decker (defs 3, 4).
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.