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16-letter words containing t, o, s, r, u

  • return on assets — the amount of profit computed by dividing net income before interest and taxes by the cost of assets, usually expressed as a percentage. Abbreviation: ROA.
  • returned soldier — a soldier who has served abroad
  • reverse commuter — a commuter who lives in a city and commutes to a job in the suburbs.
  • root mean square — the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of the numbers in a given set of numbers. Abbreviation: rms.
  • run-time support — run-time system
  • russian orthodox — of or relating to the Russian Orthodox Church
  • russian roulette — a game of high risk in which each player in turn, using a revolver containing one bullet, spins the cylinder of the revolver, points the muzzle at the head, and pulls the trigger.
  • sandstone quarry — a quarry from which sand is extracted
  • saturation level — carrying capacity.
  • saturation point — the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.
  • saxo grammaticus — c1150–1206? Danish historian and poet.
  • scar tissue code — (humour, programming)   Old code that is commented out but still included in the current release.
  • sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
  • secondary tissue — tissue derived from cambium.
  • secured creditor — a creditor who has a secured loan
  • security council — the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.
  • security officer — civilian, policeman or soldier who is responsible for security in a town or country
  • self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
  • self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
  • self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
  • self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
  • senior executive — someone in a senior position in a business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
  • sexual relations — sexual intercourse; coitus.
  • shotgun marriage — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
  • shoulder holster — a holster that is worn on the shoulder
  • shut the door on — to refuse to think about
  • shutter priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
  • shutter-priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
  • snorri sturluson — 1179–1241, Icelandic historian and poet.
  • social structure — structure (def 9).
  • sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
  • sodium perborate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO 2 ⋅3H 2 O or NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.
  • soft brown sugar — a type of moist sugar made by coating white sugar with dark molasses
  • soft furnishings — home fabrics
  • source materials — publications from which information is obtained
  • south australian — a state in S Australia. 380,070 sq. mi. (984,380 sq. km). Capital: Adelaide.
  • south burlington — a town in NW Vermont.
  • south carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
  • south charleston — a city in W West Virginia.
  • southerly buster — a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature
  • southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
  • southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
  • specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
  • spiritualization — to make spiritual.
  • spiritus vinosus — (in prescriptions) spirits of wine; alcohol.
  • sports equipment — gear used to play sport
  • spring mountains — a mountain range in S Nevada extending to the California border. Highest peak, Charleston Peak. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
  • square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
  • stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
  • start-up company — new business
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