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14-letter words containing i, s, o, l, a

  • social tagging — the practice of generating electronic tags or keywords by users rather than specialists as a way to classify and describe online content: Social tagging can enhance students' access to online collections of art.
  • social welfare — social services provided by a government for its citizens.
  • social-compact — the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.
  • sociopolitical — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and political factors: the sociopolitical environment in Japan.
  • sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • soil mechanics — the branch of civil engineering that deals with the mechanical behavior of soil and similar materials when they are compressed or sheared or when liquids flow through them.
  • solar activity — the sum of all variable and short-lived disturbances on the sun, as sunspots, prominences, and solar flares.
  • solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • solids loading — The solids loading is the amount of suspended solids in a substance.
  • solitary vireo — a vireo, Vireo solitarius, of North and Central America, having the top and sides of the head bluish-gray.
  • solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
  • solubilization — the process whereby something becomes soluble or more soluble
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
  • sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
  • spatialization — the process of causing something to occupy space or assume some of the properties of space
  • spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
  • speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
  • special forces — crack military team
  • special school — A special school is a school for children who have some kind of serious physical or mental problem.
  • specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
  • splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
  • split-pea soup — soup made from split peas
  • st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
  • stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stella polaris — Polaris.
  • sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • straits dollar — a former silver coin and monetary unit of the Straits Settlements.
  • streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
  • substitutional — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
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