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14-letter words containing t, e, l, i, s, o

  • sensualization — to render sensual.
  • serratirostral — having a serrated beak or bill; sawbilled
  • setting lotion — a perfumed solution of gum or a synthetic resin in a solvent, used in hairdressing to make a set last longer
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
  • sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.
  • silver protein — any of several colloidal silver solutions containing silver and a protein, as albumin: formerly used in treating inflammation of mucous membranes
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • simultaneously — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • sld resolution — (logic, programming)   (Selected, Linear, Definite) Linear resolution with a selection function for definite sentences. A definite sentence has exactly one positive literal in each clause and this literal is selected to be resolved upon, i.e. replaced in the goal clause by the conjunction of negative literals which form the body of the clause.
  • slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
  • slide trombone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone)
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
  • sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • sodium sulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 3 , used chiefly as a food preservative, as a bleaching agent, and as a developer in photography.
  • soldier beetle — a yellowish-red cantharid beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, having a somewhat elongated body
  • solicitousness — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
  • solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
  • solitary vireo — a vireo, Vireo solitarius, of North and Central America, having the top and sides of the head bluish-gray.
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • something else — sth different
  • something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • son et lumiere — sound-and-light show.
  • sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
  • spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
  • specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • split-pea soup — soup made from split peas
  • spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
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