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14-letter words containing o, i, l, s, p

  • shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
  • sicstus prolog — A Prolog from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci). E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: [email protected]
  • siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
  • silver protein — any of several colloidal silver solutions containing silver and a protein, as albumin: formerly used in treating inflammation of mucous membranes
  • silver-spooned — born into, of, or relating to a wealthy upper-class family
  • simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
  • simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
  • singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
  • slippery slope — a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.
  • social capital — the interpersonal relationships, institutions, and other social assets of a society or group that can be used to gain advantage: the impact of social capital on productivity and economic well-being; the ways in which women accumulate social capital.
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
  • social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
  • social-compact — the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.
  • sociopolitical — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and political factors: the sociopolitical environment in Japan.
  • solid compound — a word formed from two or more other words or elements, written or printed as single word without a hyphen
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
  • spatialization — the process of causing something to occupy space or assume some of the properties of space
  • spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
  • speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
  • special forces — crack military team
  • special school — A special school is a school for children who have some kind of serious physical or mental problem.
  • specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
  • splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • split-pea soup — soup made from split peas
  • spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
  • spring molding — a molded board, as one forming part of a cornice, placed diagonally and secured at the ends to two surfaces intersecting at a right angle.
  • st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stella polaris — Polaris.
  • stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • sulfinyl group — the bivalent group >SO.
  • sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
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