14-letter words containing a, m, i, d, s, u
- quasi-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radiostrontium — strontium 90.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
- saddam hussein — Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- semi-automated — partially automated.
- sesquipedalism — given to using long words.
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- 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.
- 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 lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- 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 sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
- stadium jacket — an insulated, parkalike jacket that reaches to the mid thigh or the knees and often has a drawstring around the bottom edge, worn outdoors in cold weather.
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unadministered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- undiminishable — unable to be diminished
- undomesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- unidimensional — one-dimensional.
- unmaterialised — not materialised
- unsystematized — not systematized or arranged in a system
- Ústí nad labem — a port in the Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: textile and chemical industries. Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)
- vacuum residue — Vacuum residue is the substance which is obtained by vacuum distillation (= a process of separating substances by reducing pressure to less than atmospheric pressure).
- vanadium steel — an alloy steel containing vanadium.
- young marrieds — young married people