15-letter words containing b, c, i, n
- scrubbing brush — a handheld brush with short stiff bristles, used esp for scrubbing floors
- second blessing — an experience of sanctification coming after conversion.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- sibling species — one of two or more species that closely resemble one another but whose members cannot interbreed successfully.
- silicon carbide — a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
- silicone rubber — any of the synthetic rubbers made from silicone elastomers.
- social benefits — the social welfare provision made available to those in need
- social climbing — advancement of one's social status
- spinach-rhubarb — an Ethiopian plant, Rumex abyssinicus, of the buckwheat family, having leaves that are sometimes used as spinach and leafstalks sometimes used as rhubarb.
- spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- sub-corporation — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
- sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- subcivilization — a division of a civilization
- subclavian vein — either of a pair of veins, one on each side of the body, that return blood from the arms to the heart.
- subcommissioner — a member of a subcommission
- subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subintellection — an implication that is more or less understood
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
- symbolics, inc. — (company) The company which produced the Lisp Machine.
- tableau curtain — a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a festooned or draped effect.
- tectibranchiate — denoting or relating to the suborder of molluscs Tectibranchia
- tennis bracelet — a bracelet consisting of a row of individually set, uniformly sized diamonds or other gemstones.
- tetrabranchiate — belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea (Tetrabranchiata), a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossil forms.
- the precambrian — the Precambrian era
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- timber merchant — a merchant that deals in wood for use as a building material
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- unacceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category