14-letter words containing c, a, o, d
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- scorched earth — military policy: destroying enemy crops
- second baseman — the player whose position is second base.
- second chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
- secondary cell — storage cell.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- secondary road — a road less important than a main road or highway.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- semi-dominance — incomplete dominance.
- serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- slalom descent — a winding descent
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- smoked haddock — haddock that has been cured by treating with smoke
- social dancing — dancing performed by couples or by groups, usually as a form of recreation.
- social disease — a venereal disease.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- solar calendar — a calendar whose dates are based on the position of the earth and its proximity to the sun
- solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- song and dance — a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
- stage director — a person who directs a theatrical production.
- standard score — the test score of a participant expressed as the deviation of the score from the mean score of the sample in units of standard deviation.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
- storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.