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14-letter words containing s, p, o, n, r

  • stopping train — a train that stops at local stations as well as the main ones
  • storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
  • streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
  • streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
  • strip cropping — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • sulfinyl group — the bivalent group >SO.
  • sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
  • super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
  • superannuation — the act of superannuating.
  • 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
  • supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
  • superimportant — extremely important
  • superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • superscription — the act of superscribing.
  • superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
  • superstruction — the action of superstructing
  • support buying — buying carried out to support an exchange rate
  • supportiveness — giving support.
  • supra-national — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
  • sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
  • synchronoscope — synchroscope.
  • synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
  • tape transport — transport (def 12).
  • tarpon springs — a town in W Florida.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
  • third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
  • torque spanner — a spanner having a torque-limiting mechanism which can be set to a predetermined value
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • train-spotting — (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
  • transportation — the act of transporting.
  • transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
  • transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
  • treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
  • tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
  • tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
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