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14-letter words containing s, u, r, l, i, n

  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
  • peninsular war — the war (1808–14) fought in the Iberian Peninsula by British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces against the French, resulting in the defeat of the French: part of the Napoleonic Wars
  • persian walnut — English walnut.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • plesiochronous — (communications)   Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • 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.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • pre-conclusion — the end or close; final part.
  • pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
  • pulsating star — a type of variable star, the variation in brightness resulting from expansion and subsequent contraction of the star
  • purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
  • quasi-criminal — of the nature of or involving crime.
  • quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
  • quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • quasi-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • querimoniously — in a querimonious manner
  • quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
  • quintus prolog — (language, product)   A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283.
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • racing colours — the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver
  • rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • rebelliousness — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
  • recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
  • relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
  • ridiculousness — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
  • running lights — the lights that a ship or aircraft traveling at night is required to display
  • ryukyu islands — a chain of 55 islands in the W Pacific, extending almost 650 km (400 miles) from S Japan to N Taiwan: an ancient kingdom, under Chinese rule from the late 14th century, invaded by Japan in the early 17th century, under full Japanese sovereignty from 1879 to 1945, and US control from 1945 to 1972; now part of Japan again. They are subject to frequent typhoons. Chief town: Naha (on Okinawa). Pop: 1 318 220 (2000). Area: 2196 sq km (849 sq miles)
  • sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • scrutinizingly — in a scrutinizing manner
  • secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
  • selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
  • self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
  • semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • seniority rule — the custom in Congress providing for the assignment of a committee chairpersonship to that member of the majority party who has served on the committee the longest.
  • serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
  • service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
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