14-letter words containing n, e, r, d, y
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- radiant energy — energy transmitted in wave motion, especially electromagnetic wave motion.
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- 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.
- ready reckoner — reckoner (def 2).
- recommendatory — serving to recommend; recommending.
- record company — business: sells recorded music
- redundancy pay — severance pay.
- refund annuity — an annuity providing for a lump-sum payment or installment payments to the beneficiary for the amount remaining of the purchase price at the death of the annuitant.
- richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
- secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
- secondary cell — storage cell.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- secondary road — a road less important than a main road or highway.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- 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
- standard money — money made of a metal that has utility and value apart from its use as a unit of monetary exchange.
- stanley dancer — Stanley, 1927–2005, U.S. harness racer and trainer.
- steel industry — production of steel
- strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- uncontrolledly — in an uncontrolled manner
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undeliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- under-activity — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
- under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- understandably — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
- unpretendingly — without pretence