13-letter words containing s, a, f, e, n
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sulfadimidine — an antibacterial sulfa drug used in human and veterinary medicine. It is effective against chlamydia, toxoplasma, and cocidia
- sulfamerazine — a sulfa drug, C11H12N4O2S, a methyl derivative of sulfadiazine that is more rapidly absorbed
- sulfanilamide — a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- sulfasalazine — a substance, C 1 8 H 1 4 N 4 O 5 S, used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- testification — the act of testifying or giving testimony.
- the fast lane — If you say that someone lives their life in the fast lane, you mean that they live in a way which seems full of activity and excitement but which often involves a lot of pressure.
- the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
- the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
- to one's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- transfeminine — noting or relating to a person who was born male but whose gender identity is more female than male.
- transfeminism — a movement supporting the belief that the rights of transgender women are linked to the feminist movement, specifically the right to assume a gender identity that does not correspond to one’s biological sex assigned at birth.
- transfer desk — the place in an airport where you arrange a transfer from one flight to another
- transfer list — In football, a transfer list is a list of players at a club who may be sold to other clubs.
- transferrable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transfrontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- transfusively — in a transfusive manner
- tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- unfalsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unfenestrated — having windows; windowed; characterized by windows.
- unforeseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- unforeseeably — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- unjustifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- unsatisfiable — not able to be satisfied
- unspecifiable — not able to be specified
- unsteadfastly — in an unsteadfast manner
- unsuperficial — external or outward: a superficial resemblance.
- untransferred — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
- venire facias — a writ directing the appropriate official to summon a jury.
- venus flytrap — firewall machine
- versification — the act of versifying.
- war of nerves — a conflict using psychological techniques, as propaganda, threats, and false rumors, rather than direct violence, in order to confuse, thwart, or intimidate an enemy.
- wasterfulness — the state of being wasteful
- watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
- west frisians — See under Frisian Islands.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- wire transfer — bank-to-bank money transfer
- wire-transfer — to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.
- word deafness — inability to comprehend the meanings of words though they are heard, caused by lesions of the auditory center of the brain.