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18-letter words containing a, f, e, c, t, i

  • self-instructional — pertaining to or constituting learning materials and conditions arranged so that students can proceed to learn on their own with little or no supervision.
  • self-justification — the act or fact of justifying oneself, especially of offering excessive reasons, explanations, excuses, etc., for an act, thought, or the like.
  • self-mortification — the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
  • self-preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
  • self-recrimination — the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
  • self-tapping screw — a screw designed to tap its corresponding female thread as it is driven.
  • senior aircraftman — a rank in the Royal Air Force comparable to that of a private in the army, though not the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force
  • sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
  • sildenafil citrate — a white crystalline powder, C 22 H 30 N 6 O 4 S, that temporarily normalizes erectile function of the penis by blocking an enzyme known to inhibit the production of a chemical that causes erections: used in the form of a pill to treat impotence.
  • silver certificate — a former paper currency first issued in 1878 by the U.S. federal government for circulation, equal to and redeemable for silver to a stated value.
  • soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
  • statement of claim — law: first pleading
  • stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
  • street certificate — a certificate showing ownership of a specified number of shares of stock: endorsed by the owner and guaranteed by a broker, it may be traded without formal transfer on the books of the corporation issuing the stock.
  • subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
  • sweptwing aircraft — an aircraft which has wings that are swept (usually) backwards
  • take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
  • tale of two cities — a historical novel (1859) by Dickens.
  • the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
  • the french riviera — the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
  • thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
  • to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
  • traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
  • transrectification — rectification occurring in one circuit as a result of the application of an alternating voltage to another circuit.
  • triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
  • two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
  • unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
  • university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
  • vitamin deficiency — a lack of a vitamin or vitamins needed for good health
  • white-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
  • wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
  • witch hazel family — the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel.
  • writ of assistance — a writ issued by a superior colonial court authorizing officers of the British crown to summon aid and enter and search any premises.
  • writ of attachment — a document by which a court orders the seizing of property in order to ensure satisfaction of a judgement
  • writ of certiorari — certiorari.
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