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15-letter words containing r, o, s, e, l

  • sink a borehole — To sink a borehole means to drill a deep hole in the ground.
  • sinoatrial node — a small mass of tissue in the right atrium functioning as pacemaker of the heart by giving rise to the electric impulses that initiate heart contractions.
  • slavonian grebe — a N Eurasian or N American grebe with reddish underside and a black and gold crest; Podiceps auritus
  • sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
  • slide projector — device for showing slides
  • smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
  • social democrat — a person who advocates a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
  • social heritage — the entire inherited pattern of cultural activity present in a society.
  • social register — a directory or list of people prominent in the fashionable society of a given area
  • social security — (usually initial capital letters) a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups.
  • social services — organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.
  • sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
  • sodium chloride — salt1 (def 1).
  • sodium fluoride — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, NaF, used chiefly in the fluoridation of water, as an insecticide, and as a rodenticide.
  • soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
  • solar collector — any of numerous devices or systems designed to capture and use solar radiation for heating air or water and for producing steam to generate electricity.
  • soldier's heart — cardiac neurosis.
  • soldier's medal — a medal awarded to any member of the Army of the United States, or of any military organization serving with it, who distinguishes himself or herself by heroism not involving conflict with an enemy.
  • sole proprietor — only owner
  • somerset island — an island in the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut, Canada, NW of Baffin Island. 9594 sq. mi. (24,848 sq. km).
  • sons and lovers — a novel (1913) by D. H. Lawrence.
  • sons of liberty — any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
  • sooner or later — within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls.
  • soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
  • source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
  • source material — original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.
  • southeastwardly — toward the southeast
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • southern lights — aurora australis.
  • southwestwardly — toward the southwest
  • spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
  • spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
  • spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
  • spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
  • spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
  • spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
  • splanchnopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
  • squadron leader — air-force officer
  • squirrel monkey — either of two small, long-tailed monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii of Central America and S. sciureus of South America, having a small white face with black muzzle and gold, brown, or greenish fur: S. oerstedii is endangered.
  • st. cyr-l'ecole — a town in N France, W of Versailles: military academy.
  • st. elmo's fire — St. Elmo's fire.
  • st. ulmo's fire — St. Elmo's fire.
  • stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
  • star-nosed mole — a North American mole, Condylura cristata, having a starlike ring of fleshy processes around the end of the snout.
  • starfish flower — carrion flower (def 2).
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
  • stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
  • stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
  • stilpnosiderite — a resinous variety of limonite with a black-brown colour
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