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14-letter words containing s, a, u, d, e

  • sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
  • square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
  • squared circle — a wrestling ring
  • squared splice — square splice.
  • stadium jacket — an insulated, parkalike jacket that reaches to the mid thigh or the knees and often has a drawstring around the bottom edge, worn outdoors in cold weather.
  • standard gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
  • standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
  • starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
  • 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.
  • structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
  • studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
  • stuffed animal — soft toy
  • subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
  • sugar diabetes — diabetes mellitus
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
  • suicide attack — a terrorist attack which someone undertakes knowing that he or she will die in the attack
  • suicide clause — a clause in a life-insurance policy stating that the insurer is required to pay only the reserve or the total premiums paid if the policyholder should commit suicide within a stated period.
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
  • sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
  • sunday opening — the act of allowing shops and businesses to open on a Sunday
  • sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
  • superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superinsulated — highly insulated
  • supersaturated — to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
  • suwannee sound — a part of the Gulf of Mexico where the Suwannee river reaches the sea
  • sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
  • sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
  • sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
  • tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
  • tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
  • tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
  • the beatitudes — the pronouncements in the Sermon on the Mount, which begin “Blessed are the poor in spirit”: Matt. 5:3-12
  • the red guards — a radical political movement of civilian youths in China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution
  • thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
  • to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
  • trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
  • trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
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