14-letter words containing s, e, a, i, d
- quasi-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- quasi-periodic — almost periodic
- radio cassette — A radio cassette is a radio and a cassette player together in a single machine.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- radioresistant — resistant to the effects of radiation
- radiosensitive — (of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.
- radiosensitize — to make (cells) more sensitive to radiation
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- ranch dressing — seasoned mayonnaise sauce
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
- recondensation — the act or process of condensing again
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- redear sunfish — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- res adjudicata — res judicata.
- residence hall — Residence halls are buildings with rooms or apartments, usually built by universities or colleges, in which students live during the school year.
- resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- restrainedness — the state or quality of being restrained
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- riggs' disease — pyorrhea (def 2).
- rise and shine — get out of bed
- roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- saddam hussein — Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
- safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
- safety-deposit — safe-deposit.
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- saint benedict — Saint, died a.d. 685, pope 684–85.
- salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
- salade niçoise — a cold dish consisting of hard-boiled eggs, anchovy fillets, olives, tomatoes, tuna fish, etc
- sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
- san bernardino — a city in S California.
- sandhill crane — a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- sanibel island — an island in the Gulf of Mexico off the SW coast of Florida. 16 sq. mi. (41.5 sq. km).
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- satellite dish — dish (def 8).