14-letter words containing p, s, o, r, i
- 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
- senior partner — high-ranking firm partner
- sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- seropositivity — the quality or state of being seropositive
- serra junipero — Miguel José [mee-gel haw-se] /miˈgɛl hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to the Indians in California and Mexico.
- sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
- shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
- shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
- short position — the position of one who has not yet covered a short sale
- 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.
- sicstus prolog — A Prolog from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci). E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: [email protected]
- 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 desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- 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.
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- 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.
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- 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.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- special forces — crack military team
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spectroscopist — the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis.
- spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
- spending power — income available for spending
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spermiogenesis — the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
- spirit compass — a wet compass filled with a mixture of alcohol and water.
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.