14-letter words containing t, u, r, d, c
- radioacoustics — the science and technology of the production, transmission, and reproduction of sounds carried by radio waves.
- readjudication — an act of adjudicating.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reducing agent — a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
- reductase test — a test for the bacterial content in milk to determine its fitness for drinking.
- reintroduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- res adjudicata — res judicata.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- screw extruder — A screw extruder is a type of mixer which moves the components through a cylinder using a screw which turns.
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- teutonic order — a religious military order founded c1190 in the Holy Land by German crusaders that originally did charitable work among the sick and later fought against the Slavic and Baltic peoples in the eastward expansion of medieval Germany.
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
- to cut and run — If someone cuts and runs in a difficult situation, they try to escape from it quickly and gain an advantage for themselves, rather than deal with the situation in a responsible way.
- toronto euclid — (language) The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
- tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- turn indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the angular rate of turn of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultracivilized — showing a high degree of cultural or social development
- ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
- un-depreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- unacculturated — (of a person or group) not acculturated or assimilated
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- uncertificated — a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.