14-letter words containing u, n, r, e, a, l
- rearticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- regulator gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
- relay language — a language, usually an internationally dominant one, which acts as a medium to translate other usually little-spoken languages
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
- roman numerals — one of the numerals in the ancient Roman system of notation, still used for certain limited purposes, as in some pagination, dates on buildings, etc. The common basic symbols are I, (=1), V, (=5), X, (=10), L, (=50), C, (=100), D, (=500), and M, (=1000). The Roman numerals for one to nine are: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. A bar over a letter multiplies it by 1000; thus, X̅ equals 10,000. Integers are written according to these two rules: If a letter is immediately followed by one of equal or lesser value, the two values are added; thus, XX equals 20, XV equals 15, VI equals 6. If a letter is immediately followed by one of greater value, the first is subtracted from the second; thus, IV equals 4, XL equals 40, CM equals 900. Examples: XLVII(=47), CXVI(=116), MCXX(=1120), MCMXIV(=1914). Roman numerals may be written in lowercase letters, though they appear more commonly in capitals.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- route flapping — flapping router
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- sale or return — an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold, returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
- scarlet runner — a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- self-assurance — self-confidence.
- self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slum clearance — the removal for rehousing, by the state, of those people who previously lived in slum areas, to prepare the area for demolition and rebuilding
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- southern slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- square oneself — to make amends for damage, a wrong, hurt, etc. done by oneself to another
- sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- sufferableness — the quality or condition of being sufferable
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television