14-letter words containing p, r, o, e, s, t
- 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.
- 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.
- supreme soviet — the bicameral legislature, comprising the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities; officially the highest organ of state power
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- 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.
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unpresumptuous — not presumptuous; modest
- up to the ears — very deeply
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.