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14-letter words containing s, t, o, r, e

  • dragon's teeth — conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
  • draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
  • droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
  • dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
  • dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
  • dust collector — A dust collector is a vessel or piece of equipment for the removal of dust from a gas.
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
  • east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
  • east northport — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • east-northeast — the point on a compass midway between east and northeast.
  • eastern europe — geography: Russia, Baltic Republics, etc.
  • easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
  • ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
  • ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
  • effortlessness — The state of being effortless; facility.
  • eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
  • electric shock — electric current entering the body
  • electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
  • electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
  • electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
  • electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
  • electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
  • electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
  • electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
  • electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
  • electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
  • electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
  • electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
  • electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
  • electroshocked — Simple past tense and past participle of electroshock.
  • electrostatics — The study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
  • electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
  • elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
  • elevator shaft — passage for a lift
  • ellesmere port — a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)
  • emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
  • emprosthotonos — Alternative form of emprosthotonus.
  • emprosthotonus — (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
  • endocervicitis — (medicine) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix.
  • endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
  • energy obesity — the practice of being wasteful of energy in the form of electricity, fossil fuels, etc, in one's day-to-day life
  • enterocentesis — a procedure that involves puncturing the intestine to withdraw fluid or gas
  • enterogastrone — a hormone liberated by the upper intestinal mucosa when stimulated by fat: reduces peristalsis and secretion in the stomach
  • enteropneustal — relating to enteropneusts
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