14-letter words containing s, u, p, r, a, m
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- primary tissue — any tissue resulting directly from differentiation of an apical meristem.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- raman-spectrum — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
- rescue attempt — an attempt to bring a person or people out of danger, harm, attack, etc
- russian empire — Russia (def 1).
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- 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
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- semper paratus — always prepared
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
- source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
- spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
- spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
- start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
- stream capture — piracy (def 3).
- sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superimportant — extremely important
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- supramaxillary — of or relating to the upper jaw
- supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
- trumpeter swan — a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- unparsimonious — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines
- zygosporangium — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.