14-letter words containing p, e, r, i, l, o
- rummelgumption — commonsense
- rummlegumption — common sense
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- self-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- slippery slope — a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- special forces — crack military team
- 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.
- spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
- stella polaris — Polaris.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- 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.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superluxurious — extremely luxurious
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- 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 lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations