14-letter words containing t, i, s, e, l, u
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
- pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- putrescibility — liable to become putrid.
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quality system — A quality system is a structure for managing the quality of the output of a manufacturer.
- quality-assure — to ensure the quality of: Measures are in place to quality-assure our data.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- quasi-particle — an object that is similar to a particle, but does not meet the full criteria of a particle
- quasiessential — Almost essential.
- quasiparticles — Plural form of quasiparticle.
- quintessential — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- respiritualize — to spiritualize again; reinvest with a spiritual character or meaning
- revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- 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-actualize — to undergo self-actualization.
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-executing — going into effect immediately without the need of supplementary legislation: a self-executing treaty.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-publicist — someone who is skilled at promoting him or herself
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- self-valuation — an estimated value or worth.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.