14-letter words containing s, p, u, l, y
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
- polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
- polymorphously — in a polymorphous manner
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- pouilly fuissé — a dry white Burgundy wine made from the chardonnay grape
- pouilly-fuisse — a dry, white wine from Burgundy.
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
- preposterously — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- presumptuously — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- pseudonymously — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- pseudoprostyle — having a colonnade at each end, either very close to the front wall or engaged in it.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- putrescibility — liable to become putrid.
- ruby-tail wasp — any of various brightly coloured wasps of the family Chrysididae, having a metallic sheen, which parasitize bees and other solitary wasps
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- sesquipedality — given to using long words.
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spuyten duyvil — ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers
- staphylococcus — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.
- 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
- supplementally — supplementary.
- supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
- 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
- susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
- suspensibility — capable of being suspended.
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract