14-letter words containing n, e, t, l, d
- pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- put the lid on — to be the final blow to
- queensland nut — macadamia.
- quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- rationalized c — (language) (RatC, after "RATFOR") A version of Ron Cain's original Small-C compiler.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- redeliberation — careful consideration before decision.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
- resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
- revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- saddle blanket — a saddle-shaped pad, as of felt or sheepskin, placed beneath the saddle to prevent it from irritating the horse's skin.
- safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
- self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-contented — contented with what one is or has
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-inflicted — inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
- self-initiated — initiated or begun by oneself.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.