16-letter words containing s, u, p, r, e, a
- gold-of-pleasure — a yellow-flowered Eurasian plant, Camelina sativa, widespread as a weed, esp in flax fields, and formerly cultivated for its oil-rich seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
- hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.
- hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
- hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperpituitarism — overactivity of the pituitary gland.
- hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- ice-cream supper — an ice-cream social held in the late afternoon or early evening.
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- inmos transputer — transputer
- instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
- insurance policy — contract that insures sth
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- japanese lacquer — lacquer (def 2).
- keep under wraps — not reveal
- khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
- lady of pleasure — a prostitute.
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- lizard peninsula — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- man and superman — a comedy (1903) by G. B. Shaw.
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- multiple factors — polygene.
- neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
- padded shoulders — (on a garment) shoulders lined, stuffed, or filled out with soft material, esp in order to give them a higher or wider shape
- paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
- paint-by-numbers — formulaic; showing no original thought or creativity
- pairs tournament — an event in a sport such as tennis or darts open to pairs of competitors
- palmer peninsula — former name of Antarctic Peninsula.
- papillary muscle — one of the small bundles of muscles attached to the ventricle walls and to the chordae tendineae that tighten these tendons during ventricular contraction.