21-letter words containing a, s, t, i, c

stained glass ceiling — a situation in a church organization in which promotion for a female member of the clergy appears to be possible, but discrimination prevents it
stare one in the face — to be glaringly obvious or imminent
stations of the cross — a series of 14 crosses, often accompanied by 14 pictures or carvings, arranged in order around the walls of a church, to commemorate 14 supposed stages in Christ's journey to Calvary
statistical inference — the theory, methods, and practice of forming judgments about the parameters of a population, usually on the basis of random sampling
statistical mechanics — the science that deals with average properties of the molecules, atoms, or elementary particles in random motion in a system of many such particles and relates these properties to the thermodynamic and other macroscopic properties of the system.
statutory corporation — a company or other body set up by statute
statutory declaration — a declaration made under statutory authority before a justice of the peace or commissioner for oaths which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath
stick in one's throat — to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe
stock list department — (in an American stock exchange) the department dealing with monitoring compliance with its listing requirements and rules
stop loss reinsurance — Stop loss reinsurance is a form of reinsurance under which the reinsurer pays the cedant's losses in any year over a particular percentage of the earned premium.
strachey, christopher — Christopher Strachey
strategic air command — a U.S. Air Force command charged with intercontinental air strikes, especially nuclear attacks.
student participation — the extent to which students participate or involve themselves in a class, course, etc
subliminal perception — perception of or reaction to a stimulus that occurs without awareness or consciousness
subsistence allowance — money given in advance to a new soldier, employee, etc., to buy food, clothing, and pay for other necessities while awaiting a first pay.
substitution instance — an expression so derived from another
substitution reaction — the replacement of an atom or group of atoms in a compound by another atom or group.
suction and curettage — a technique involving extraction of the fetus through a suction tube, used to perform abortions during the early stages of pregnancy.
summary court-martial — a court-martial composed of one commissioned officer, authorized to try minor offenses against military law.
sun protection factor — SPF.
supergranulation cell — one of a number of large convection cells in the photosphere and chromosphere of the sun, each having a diameter of 10,000–20,000 miles (16,000–32,000 km) and lasting longer than a day.
surface acoustic wave — an acoustic wave generated on the surface of a piezoelectric substrate: used as a filter in electronic circuits
surface friction drag — the part of the drag on a body moving through a fluid that is dependent on the nature of the surface of the body
surface of projection — the surface upon which an image or a set of points is projected.
surface of revolution — a surface formed by revolving a plane curve about a given line.
sympathetic vibration — a vibration induced by resonance.
synchrotron radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by charged particles as they pass through magnetic fields.
tartarian honeysuckle — an Asian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, having fragrant, white to pink flowers.
tenure track position — a position or office that carries with it the opportunity to eventually obtain tenure or the right to permanent employment
terrestrial telescope — a refracting telescope having inverting lenses or an eyepiece that presents an erect image.
tetrabromofluorescein — eosin (def 1).
the acting profession — actors considered as a group
the central provinces — the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
the early renaissance — the period from about 1400 to 1500 in European, esp Italian, painting, sculpture, and architecture, when naturalistic styles and humanist theories were evolved from the study of classical sources, notably by Donatello, Masaccio, and Alberti
the executive mansion — the White House
the flickertail state — a name for the state of North Dakota
the maastricht treaty — a treaty on European economic and monetary union agreed by government leaders of the 12 EC states at a meeting in Maastricht in December 1991
the press association — the national news agency for the United Kingdom and Ireland
the probation service — a criminal justice service that is mainly responsible for dealing with offenders by placing them under the supervision of a probation officer
the scout association — a worldwide movement for boys or (in some countries) girls, founded as the Boy Scouts in England in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell with the aim of developing character and responsibility
the shipping forecast — a radio broadcast made by the BBC of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the British Isles
the stationery office — (in the UK) the company that supplies the civil service with all its office supplies, machinery, printing and binding, etc
the supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one's life
the throwaway society — a society full of excessive consumption and waste of food, products, etc
theoretical physicist — a scientist who studies theoretical physics
thermal decomposition — Thermal decomposition is the process in which a chemical species breaks down when its temperature is increased.
third-party insurance — insurance that compensates for a loss to a party other than the insured for which the insured is liable.
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
to be a hospital case — if you say that someone or something is a hospital case, you mean that they need urgent help because they are doing very badly
to get back to basics — to revert to a simpler method, eg of living or doing business

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