13-letter words containing o, e, d, i
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
- sigmoidoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope for visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon.
- silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- silver dollar — A silver dollar is an American coin, worth one dollar, that is made of silver.
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- silver iodide — a pale-yellow, water-insoluble solid, AgI, which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in medicine, photography, and artificial rainmaking.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
- slender loris — loris (def 1).
- slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
- slow dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another over a period of about three of four seconds
- social credit — the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.
- social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- sodium iodide — a colorless or white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NaI, used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions, in organic synthesis, and as a disinfectant in veterinary medicine.
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
- sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- sounding line — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- south shields — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
- special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
- special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
- speedcoding 3 — (language) [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
- sphenoid bone — the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- spider flower — cleome
- spider monkey — any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
- spider orchid — any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys, esp O. sphegodes, having a flower with yellow, green, or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- student union — a building or rooms on a college or university campus, set aside for recreational, social, and governmental activities of the students.