14-letter words containing o, n, s, t, r
- put one across — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
- pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
- pyrenomycetous — of or relating to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
- quasi contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- quattrocentist — a painter or writer of 15th-century Italy
- questionmaster — quizmaster.
- questionnaires — Plural form of questionnaire.
- quintus prolog — (language, product) A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283.
- race relations — relationships between races
- radioresistant — resistant to the effects of radiation
- radiosensitive — (of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.
- radiosensitize — to make (cells) more sensitive to radiation
- radiostrontium — strontium 90.
- rail transport — the system of taking passengers or goods from one place to another by railway
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- re-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- recondensation — the act or process of condensing again
- reconsecration — the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- reconstitution — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- reconstitutive — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- reconstruction — an act of reconstructing.
- reconstructive — tending to reconstruct.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- redistribution — a distribution performed again or anew.
- reflectionless — unable to reflect, not possessing a reflection
- reformationist — someone who was part of the Reformation
- refractoriness — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- reinforcements — the act of reinforcing.
- reinstallation — something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
- rejection slip — a notification of rejection, attached by a publisher to a manuscript before returning the work to its author.
- remonstrations — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- remote sensing — the science of gathering data on an object or area from a considerable distance, as with radar or infrared photography, to observe the earth or a heavenly body.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- representation — the act of representing.
- repristination — the restoration of something to its original condition; the act of making something pristine again
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated