14-letter words containing e, y, l, s
- scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheme library — (library) (SLIB) A portable Scheme library providing compatibiliy and utility functions for all standard Scheme implementations. Version 2c5 supports Bigloo, Chez, ELK, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, PocketScheme, RScheme, Scheme->C, Scheme48, SCM, SCSH, T3.1, UMB-Scheme, and VSCM.
- scientifically — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- secondary cell — storage cell.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
- self-enjoyment — the act of enjoying.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-stability — the state or quality of being stable.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- semi-paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
- semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
- seniority rule — the custom in Congress providing for the assignment of a committee chairpersonship to that member of the majority party who has served on the committee the longest.
- sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
- sesquipedality — given to using long words.
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- seyfert galaxy — one of a group of spiral galaxies with compact, bright nuclei having characteristically broad emission lines suggestive of very hot gases in violent motion at the center.
- shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
- sherry cobbler — a cobbler drink made with sherry, sliced fruits, and ice.
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- silicon valley — the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.
- silky anteater — an arboreal, tropical American anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, about the size of a rat, having a prehensile tail, glossy, golden fur, and two toes on each forelimb.
- simultaneously — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- single density — a disk with the normal capacity for storage
- slaughterously — murderously
- slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
- sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
- slippery slope — a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
- sockeye salmon — an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- solids recycle — Solids recycle is the return of solids to a liquid-solid operation so that they can be processed or used again.
- solitary vireo — a vireo, Vireo solitarius, of North and Central America, having the top and sides of the head bluish-gray.
- solvay process — a process for manufacturing sodium carbonate whereby a concentrated solution of sodium chloride is saturated with ammonia, carbon dioxide is passed through it, and the product is calcined.
- somoza debayle — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1925–80, Nicaraguan army officer, businessman, and political leader: president 1967–72, 1974–79 (brother of Luis Somoza Debayle).
- south-easterly — A south-easterly point, area, or direction is to the south-east or towards the south-east.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- spellbindingly — in a spellbinding manner
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass