14-letter words containing r, e, t, i, n, o
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- 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.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- 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.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- staggering bob — a newborn calf.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- stanovoi range — a mountain range in SE Russia; forms part of the watershed between rivers flowing to the Arctic and the Pacific. Highest peak: Mount Skalisty, 2482 m (8143 ft)
- state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stinking roger — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- straighten out — make straighter
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superannuation — the act of superannuating.
- 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.
- superimportant — extremely important
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- superscription — the act of superscribing.
- superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
- superstruction — the action of superstructing
- supportiveness — giving support.
- swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
- taínaron, cape — Matapan
- take inventory — count stock or belongings
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television