14-letter words containing l, o, y, d, s
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- potato psyllid — a tiny homopterous insect, Paratrioza cockerelli, occurring in some areas of the western U.S., western Canada, and Mexico: a serious pest to potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, the nymphs acting as vectors in the transmission of psyllid yellows.
- pseudonymously — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- pseudoprostyle — having a colonnade at each end, either very close to the front wall or engaged in it.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- 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
- royal standard — a flag bearing the arms of the British sovereign, flown only when she (or he) is present
- 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-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- 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.
- 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).
- street orderly — street cleaner.
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- the lord's day — the Christian Sabbath; Sunday
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- west hollywood — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- window display — an arrangement of items in a shop window
- worldly wisdom — experience of the world that makes you difficult to shock or deceive