14-letter words containing l, y, e
- 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
- spuyten duyvil — ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers
- st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
- stanley dancer — Stanley, 1927–2005, U.S. harness racer and trainer.
- steel industry — production of steel
- steely-hearted — hard-hearted
- stirling cycle — a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- street orderly — street cleaner.
- street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- styptic pencil — a pencil-shaped stick of a paste containing alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts.
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- suggestibility — subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
- supplementally — supplementary.
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
- suspensibility — capable of being suspended.
- sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
- syllable-timed — having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time.
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- symmetry plane — reflection plane.
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.
- systematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- tailgate party — A tailgate party is a social gathering at which food is served from or near a vehicle, especially in a parking lot before a sports game.
- tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- telepathically — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.