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16-letter words containing s, l, e, d

  • self-liquidating — capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
  • self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
  • self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
  • self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • self-vindicating — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
  • self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
  • sendero luminoso — Spanish. a Maoist guerrilla movement active in Peru since 1980.
  • sensory overload — being overwhelmed by sights, sounds, etc.
  • serra da estrela — a mountain range in N central Portugal. Highest peak, Malhão da Estrela, 6532 feet (1991 meters).
  • seward peninsula — a peninsula in W Alaska, on Bering Strait.
  • sexual deviation — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
  • sheffield shield — (in Australia) the former name for the trophy of the annual interstate cricket competition
  • shepherd's plaid — a checkered black and white pattern
  • shoot one's load — (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm
  • shoot-to-disable — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to disable rather than kill
  • shoulder harness — the part of a seat belt that goes over the shoulder and diagonally across the chest.
  • shoulder holster — a holster that is worn on the shoulder
  • shoulder surfing — a form of credit-card fraud in which the perpetrator stands behind and looks over the shoulder of the victim as he or she withdraws money from an automated teller machine, memorizes the card details, and later steals the card
  • silver medallist — a competitor who comes second in a contest or race and is awarded a medal of silver
  • simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
  • single-barrelled — (of a firearm) having a single barrel
  • sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
  • slubberdegullion — a slovenly or worthless person
  • smokeless powder — any of various substitutes for ordinary gunpowder that give off little or no smoke, especially one composed wholly or mostly of guncotton.
  • so help me (god) — I swear
  • social democracy — a political ideology advocating a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
  • sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
  • sodium bisulfite — Sodium bisulfite is a crystalline compound used as an antioxidant and stabilizing agent.
  • sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
  • sodium methylate — a white, free-flowing, flammable powder, CH 3 ONa, decomposed by water to sodium hydroxide and methyl alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • sodium pentothal — the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
  • soil conditioner — any of various organic or inorganic materials added to soil to improve its structure.
  • sole stockholder — the only person who holds shares in a business
  • solid dispersion — Solid dispersion is the process of dispersing a solid through a liquid in order to increase contact.
  • solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer.
  • solid state disk — (SSD) Any kind of solid-state storage device that appears to the system as a disk drive. SSDs are more expensive that the same capacity of magnetic disk but have much shorter access time.
  • south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
  • southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
  • special delivery — (in the U.S. Postal Service) delivery of mail outside the regularly scheduled hours, by a special messenger, upon the payment of an extra fee.
  • special handling — (in the U.S. Postal Service) the handling of third- and fourth-class mail as first-class upon the payment of a fee.
  • special pleading — Law. pleading that alleges special or new matter in avoidance of the allegations made by the opposite side.
  • spectacled cobra — Indian cobra.
  • spotted mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomberomorus queenslandicus, of northern Australian waters
  • stalked puffball — a puffball-like mushroom of the genus Tulestoma, maturing in early winter.
  • standard english — the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts, having universal currency while incorporating regional differences.
  • standoff missile — a missile capable of striking a distant target after launch by an aircraft outside the range of missile defences
  • stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
  • stannic sulphide — an insoluble solid compound of tin usually existing as golden crystals or as a yellowish-brown powder: used as a pigment. Formula: SnS2
  • state-controlled — controlled by the government
  • stone-cold sober — If someone is stone-cold sober, they are not drunk at all.
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