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

  • edict of nantes — a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
  • efficaciousness — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
  • elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
  • electroanalysis — (physics, chemistry) Any of several electrochemical forms of analysis.
  • electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
  • emancipationist — An advocate of the emancipation of slaves.
  • endocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of one's own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs.
  • eric conspiracy — (person, humour)   A shadowy group of moustachioed hackers named Eric first pinpointed as a sinister conspiracy by an infamous talk.bizarre posting ca. 1986. This was doubtless influenced by the numerous "Eric" jokes in the Monty Python oeuvre. There do indeed seem to be considerably more moustachioed Erics in hackerdom than the frequency of these three traits can account for unless they are correlated in some arcane way. Well-known examples include Eric Allman (of the "Allman style" described under indent style), Erik Fair (co-author of NNTP), Eric S. Raymond and about fifteen others. The organisation line "Eric Conspiracy Secret Laboratories" now emanates regularly from more than one site.
  • eric s. raymond — (person)   One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
  • eta abstraction — eta conversion
  • eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
  • ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • exceptionalness — The quality of being exceptional.
  • excursion train — a train that is laid on for a special occasion such as a sports or cultural event
  • extensification — The process of making something (more) extensive.
  • extension cable — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
  • fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
  • factor analysis — the use of one of several methods for reducing a set of variables to a lesser number of new variables, each of which is a function of one or more of the original variables.
  • fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
  • fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
  • fast-food chain — a chain of restaurants serving fast food
  • fission reactor — a nuclear reactor in which a fission reaction takes place
  • flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
  • floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
  • flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
  • fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
  • fructifications — Plural form of fructification.
  • functionalistic — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • gas oil contact — In a reservoir, gas oil contact is the area containing a mix of gas and oil, below which there is mainly oil and above which there is mainly gas.
  • gastric balloon — an inflatable rubber bag placed in the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
  • gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
  • 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.
  • glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
  • 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.
  • historicization — Act or process of historicizing.
  • 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
  • humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
  • hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
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