13-letter words containing s, a, r, d
- multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
- multistranded — having several strands
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- myristic acid — an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-sedentary — accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonrandomness — the quality or condition of not being random
- nonsegregated — Not segregated.
- northeastward — the northeast.
- northwestward — the northwest.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- nudiustertian — (rare, obsolete) Of the day before yesterday.
- of many words — talkative
- old ritualist — Raskolnik.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
- orchard grass — a weedy grass, Dactylis glomerata, often grown for pastures.
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- ordinary loss — An ordinary loss is a loss in the course of normal business.
- orlando lasso — Orlando di [dee] /di/ (Show IPA), (Orlandus Lassus) 1532–94, Flemish composer.
- orsellic acid — an acid found in lichens
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
- overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
- overdramatise — Alternative spelling of overdramatize.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
- overhead-shot — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- oversaturated — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- paedomorphism — the continuation of juvenile characteristics in the adult stage
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- pandora's box — a source of extensive but unforeseen troubles or problems: The senate investigation turned out to be a Pandora's box for the administration.
- paper-shelled — having a thin, easily broken shell: paper-shelled nuts.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- paradise fish — any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.