14-letter words containing o, s, p, r
- storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- strepsipterous — belonging or pertaining to the order Strepsiptera, comprising minute insects that are closely related to the beetles, the twisted-winged male being free-living and the wingless female parasitic in various insect hosts.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
- 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.
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- submicroscopic — too small to be seen through a microscope.
- 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.
- sulfuryl group — the bivalent group, SO 2 , derived from sulfuric acid.
- sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
- sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superannuation — the act of superannuating.
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- supercommittee — A supercommittee is a committee which has members from two or more organizations or political groups.
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- 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.
- supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
- superimportant — extremely important
- 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 buying — buying carried out to support an exchange rate
- support system — people who provide support: a family support system to help a troubled youth.
- supportability — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- supportiveness — giving support.