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16-letter words containing c, a, t, u

  • social structure — structure (def 9).
  • sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
  • sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
  • somatic mutation — a mutation occurring in a somatic cell, resulting in a change in the morphology or some other aspect of one part of an organism (usually a plant). It may be maintained by vegetative propagation but not by sexual reproduction
  • source materials — publications from which information is obtained
  • south carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
  • south charleston — a city in W West Virginia.
  • spanish chestnut — Castanea sativa
  • spiritual incest — marriage or a sexual relationship between persons related by spiritual affinity or with a person under a solemn vow of chastity
  • stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
  • stannic sulphide — an insoluble solid compound of tin usually existing as golden crystals or as a yellowish-brown powder: used as a pigment. Formula: SnS2
  • start-up capital — capital used to set up a new business
  • start-up company — new business
  • statutory change — a change in the law
  • stick out a mile — to be extremely obvious
  • stinging capsule — a nematocyst.
  • stomach-churning — causing nausea.
  • stop-loss clause — a limitation on the amount of loss sustained by the insured without compensation in a given period.
  • structural steel — the variety of steel shapes rolled for use in construction.
  • student teaching — the act of teaching in a school for a limited period under supervision as part of a course to qualify as a teacher
  • studentification — the renting of particular accommodation exclusively to students
  • subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
  • subjectification — to make subjective.
  • subsistence wage — the lowest wage upon which a worker and his or her family can survive
  • substance abuser — a person who takes an excessive amount of drugs in a manner that is detrimental to health
  • subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
  • succession state — any of a number of usually new states that are established in or expand over the territory formerly ruled by one large state
  • summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
  • summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
  • superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
  • superficialities — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
  • supporting actor — performer: not lead
  • surface integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given surface into sections of area approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the areas times the value of a given function of three variables at some point on each section.
  • surface-printing — planography.
  • suspense account — an account in which items are temporarily entered until their final disposition is determined.
  • take the biscuit — Take the biscuit means the same as take the cake.
  • tandem computers — (company)   A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
  • taurocholic acid — an acid, C 26 H 45 NO 7 S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of carnivorous animals, which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid.
  • telecommunicator — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
  • the annunciation — the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26–38)
  • the caine mutiny — a novel by Herman Wouk, later made into a film
  • the early church — the Christian church in the centuries immediately following Christ's death
  • the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
  • the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
  • thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
  • to call it quits — If you say that you are going to call it quits, you mean that you have decided to stop doing something or being involved in something.
  • to call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
  • to come a gutzer — to make an error or blunder
  • to cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
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