14-letter words containing u, n, d, i
- refund annuity — an annuity providing for a lump-sum payment or installment payments to the beneficiary for the amount remaining of the purchase price at the death of the annuitant.
- reintroduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
- rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
- ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- ridiculousness — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- rounding error — an error introduced into a computation by the need to perform rounding
- rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
- 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)
- saddam hussein — Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
- 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.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- serious-minded — characterized by seriousness of intention, purpose, thought, etc.; earnest.
- sesquipedalian — given to using long words.
- shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- 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)
- 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).
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- sodium nitrite — Chemistry. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color fixative.
- solid compound — a word formed from two or more other words or elements, written or printed as single word without a hyphen
- solid solution — a solid, homogeneous mixture of substances, as glass or certain alloys.
- solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- sound engineer — A sound engineer is a person who works in a recording studio or for a radio or television company, and whose job it is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.
- sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- sponge pudding — a light steamed or baked pudding, spongy in texture, made with various flavourings or fruit