14-letter words containing s, p, e, c, d
- second opinion — view of another expert
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
- space medicine — the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
- spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- squared splice — square splice.
- stand the pace — to keep up with the speed or rate of others
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- supercivilized — (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- unexpectedness — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
- v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
- vice president — an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president's absence.
- vice-president — an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president's absence.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- well-respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- word processor — a computer program or computer system designed for word processing.
- zinc phosphide — a dark-gray, gritty, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Zn 3 P 2 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.