14-letter words containing s, p, r, i, t, e
- stella polaris — Polaris.
- stereospecific — (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- strepsipterous — belonging or pertaining to the order Strepsiptera, comprising minute insects that are closely related to the beetles, the twisted-winged male being free-living and the wingless female parasitic in various insect hosts.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- striking price — in an option contract, the specified price at which a stock, commodity, etc. may be bought or sold; the price at which an investor can exercise profitably a put or call
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- 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
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superannuation — the act of superannuating.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- supercommittee — A supercommittee is a committee which has members from two or more organizations or political groups.
- 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.
- supereffective — very or extremely effective
- superefficient — extremely efficient
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superimportant — extremely important
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- superintendent — a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
- superintensity — the quality of being extremely intense
- superior court — the court of general jurisdiction found in many states of the United States.
- supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
- superscription — the act of superscribing.
- superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
- supersensitive — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
- supersensitize — to render or make supersensitive.
- supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- superstruction — the action of superstructing