15-letter words containing a, c, e, s, i, n

flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
fragrance strip — a folded, usually sealed strip on a page or card, impregnated with fragrance that is released when pulled or torn open: The magazine is full of fragrance strips in the advertisements.
francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
french-speaking — able to speak French
friedrichshafen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.
functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
general science — basic science taught as a school subject
giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
glanville-hicks — Peggy, 1912–1990, U.S. composer and music critic, born in Australia.
gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
grand staircase — a large and impressive staircase
great recession — the protracted worldwide economic recession following the financial crisis of 2007–08
group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
have one's pick — If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want.
haversian canal — a microscopic channel in bone, through which a blood vessel runs.
heart-searching — a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.
hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
heliacal rising — rising of a celestial object at approximately the same time as the rising of the sun
hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
hoosier cabinet — a tall kitchen cabinet mass-produced during the early part of the 20th century, usually of oak, featuring an enameled work surface, storage bins, a flour sifter, etc.
hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
identical twins — one of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usually resemble each other closely.
identifications — Plural form of identification.
image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
implicativeness — the state or quality of being implicative
in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
in one's tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
in the abstract — When you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events.
in/into ecstasy — If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited.
inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.
incapaciousness — the quality of not having (sufficiently) great capacity

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