14-letter words containing r, u, a, l, d, e
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- painted turtle — a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
- para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- particularized — individualized
- penny dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- penny-dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- pre-calculated — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quarter dollar — quarter (def 3).
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- red-lead putty — a compound for caulking pipe joints, made of red lead, white lead, and boiled linseed oil.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- rural delivery — a mail service in a country area, often run by contractors for the Post Office
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
- shoulder blade — the scapula.
- shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
- squared circle — a wrestling ring
- squared splice — square splice.
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.