13-letter words containing s, r, d
- inverted snob — a person who scorns the conventions or attitudes of his own class or social group by attempting to identify with people of a supposedly lower class
- iridocyclitis — (medicine) A type of anterior uveitis.
- irredeemables — undated government or debenture stock
- isocarboxazid — a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C 12 H 13 N 3 O 2 , used to treat severe depression.
- isodimorphism — isomorphism between the forms of two dimorphous substances.
- isodrosotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having an equal dew point.
- jefferson day — April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.
- jet condenser — a steam condenser in which a jet of water is sprayed into the condenser chamber.
- jimmy woodser — a man who drinks by himself
- judges' rules — (in English law, formerly) a set of rules, not legally binding, governing the behaviour of police towards suspects, as in administering a caution to a person under arrest
- jurisdictions — Plural form of jurisdiction.
- jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
- kidderminster — an ingrain carpet 36 inches (91 cm) wide.
- kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
- knuckleduster — A metal guard worn over the knuckles in fighting to increase the effect of blows.
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- lady mayoress — the wife of a lord mayor
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lamp standard — a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- landing strip — airstrip.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- lantern slide — a slide or transparency for projection by a slide projector or magic lantern.
- lead arsenate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO 4 , used as an insecticide.
- leading reins — straps or a harness and strap used to assist and control a child who is learning to walk
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- legal adviser — a lawyer who gives advice
- legal redress — money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or loss
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lepidopterist — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- letter head's — a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- lipodystrophy — A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- lizard's-tail — either of two marsh herbs of the genus Saururus, especially S. cernuus, of North America, having drooping spikes of fragrant, white flowers.
- loose forward — one of a number of forwards who play at the back or sides of the scrum and who are not bound wholly into it
- lord of hosts — Jehovah; God.
- lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
- lord's supper — the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- macrodynamics — Large-scale dynamics.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat