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14-letter words containing o, s, p, r, e

  • superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
  • superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • superior court — the court of general jurisdiction found in many states of the United States.
  • superior ovary — Botany. an ovary positioned above a receptacle of a flower, as in members of the mint family.
  • superluxurious — extremely luxurious
  • supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
  • superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
  • superscription — the act of superscribing.
  • superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
  • superstruction — the action of superstructing
  • support system — people who provide support: a family support system to help a troubled youth.
  • supportiveness — giving support.
  • supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
  • supreme soviet — the bicameral legislature, comprising the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities; officially the highest organ of state power
  • sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
  • sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • synchronoscope — synchroscope.
  • system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
  • tape transport — transport (def 12).
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • test separator — A test separator is a vessel which is used to separate and measure small amounts of oil and gas.
  • the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
  • theriomorphism — the identification of animal characteristics with a supernatural being
  • thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
  • to the purpose — relevant; pertinent
  • toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
  • torque spanner — a spanner having a torque-limiting mechanism which can be set to a predetermined value
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • total pressure — Total pressure is the total of static pressure p, dynamic pressure q, and gravitational head.
  • trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • 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
  • tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
  • tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
  • trouser pocket — a pocket in a pair of trousers
  • turn of phrase — expression, wording
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • unit separator — (character)   (US) ASCII character 31.
  • unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
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