14-letter words containing s, p, r, y, l
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semi-paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- slippery slope — a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.
- solvay process — a process for manufacturing sodium carbonate whereby a concentrated solution of sodium chloride is saturated with ammonia, carbon dioxide is passed through it, and the product is calcined.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
- 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.
- sulfuryl group — the bivalent group, SO 2 , derived from sulfuric acid.
- superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- supportability — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- supramaxillary — of or relating to the upper jaw
- sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- symmetry plane — reflection plane.
- teletypesetter — a keyboard device whose output can either be punched tape, which can be used directly to operate a line-casting machine, or be transmitted by cable or wire to operate such a machine indirectly
- thalassography — oceanography, especially that branch dealing with smaller bodies of water, as bays, sounds, and gulfs.
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- transplanetary — farther from the sun than a given planet.
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- unpropitiously — in an unfavourable or inauspicious manner
- unprosperously — in an unprosperous or unsuccessful manner
- unresponsively — in an unresponsive manner
- unscripturally — in an unscriptural manner
- unscrupulously — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- unsurprisingly — causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.
- venus' flytrap — a white-flowered swamp plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the sundew family, native to the Carolinas, having sensitive leaves with two hinged blades that snap shut, often trapping insects