14-letter words containing o, n, p, r, i
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- stopping train — a train that stops at local stations as well as the main ones
- storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- strip cropping — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- 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.
- sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superannuation — the act of superannuating.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
- superimportant — extremely important
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- superscription — the act of superscribing.
- superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
- superstruction — the action of superstructing
- support buying — buying carried out to support an exchange rate
- supportiveness — giving support.
- supra-national — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- taínaron, cape — Matapan
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tarpon springs — a town in W Florida.
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
- tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- train-spotting — (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains
- transportation — the act of transporting.
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity