14-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o, u
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- percutaneously — through the skin
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- position audit — a systematic assessment of the current strengths and weaknesses of an organization as a prerequisite for future strategic planning
- postamputation — following or occurring after an amputation
- postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
- postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
- postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- pressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- pro-euthanasia — Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- punctuationist — a person who punctuates a text
- put one across — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quantum optics — the branch of optics dealing with light as a stream of photons, each possessing a quantum of energy proportional to the frequency of light when it is considered as a wave motion.
- quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
- quasi contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-constant — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- quasi-contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- quasi-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- quattrocentist — a painter or writer of 15th-century Italy
- questionmaster — quizmaster.
- questionnaires — Plural form of questionnaire.
- quinnat salmon — chinook salmon.
- quinquecostate — having five lines or ribs
- quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
- quotient space — a topological space whose elements are the equivalence classes of a given topological space with a specified equivalence relation.
- radiostrontium — strontium 90.
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- re-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
- rostral column — a memorial column having sculptures representing the rams of ancient ships.
- roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
- run out of gas — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
- sale or return — an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold, returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer
- sanguification — hematopoiesis.