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19-letter words containing c, a, u, s, e, r

  • self-congratulating — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
  • self-congratulation — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
  • self-congratulatory — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
  • semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
  • senatorial courtesy — the practice in the U.S. Senate of confirming only those presidential appointees approved by both senators from the state of the appointee, or by the senior senator of the president's party.
  • sexual inter-course — genital contact, especially the insertion of the penis into the vagina followed by orgasm; coitus; copulation.
  • sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
  • sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
  • significant figures — the figures of a number that express a magnitude to a specified degree of accuracy, rounding up or down the final figure
  • sissinghurst castle — a restored Elizabethan mansion near Cranbrook in Kent: noted for the gardens laid out in the 1930s by Victoria Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
  • slate-colored junco — the eastern subspecies of the dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis, having grayer plumage than the several western subspecies.
  • slugging percentage — a number expressing a player's average effectiveness in making extra-base hits, calculated by dividing the total number of bases (from all singles, doubles, triples, and home runs) by the number of official at bats
  • slum clearance area — an area that has been designated for, or been subject to, the rehousing of its inhabitants and subsequent demolition and rebuilding
  • smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
  • social security act — a law passed in 1935 providing old-age retirement insurance, a federal-state program of unemployment compensation, and federal grants for state welfare programs.
  • southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
  • specular reflection — Specular reflection is reflection of heat or light in which the angles of different parts of the surface are important.
  • stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
  • structural engineer — A structural engineer is an engineer who works on large structures such as roads, bridges, and large buildings.
  • subminiature camera — a very small, palm-sized still camera for taking photographs on 16-millimeter or similar film.
  • subnuclear particle — any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.
  • subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
  • subtractive process — a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights.
  • supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
  • surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
  • surplus reinsurance — Surplus reinsurance is reinsurance of amounts over a specified amount of insurance.
  • synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
  • take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
  • telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
  • term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
  • theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
  • traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
  • transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • transuranic element — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
  • tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
  • tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
  • tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
  • ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
  • ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
  • ultrasonic cleaning — the use of ultrasound to vibrate a piece to be cleaned while the piece is immersed in a cleaning fluid. The process produces a very high degree of cleanliness, and is used for jewellery and ornately shaped items
  • unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
  • under consideration — being deliberated
  • universal recipient — a person with blood type AB, able to receive blood from a person of any blood type but able to donate blood only to a person with the same blood type
  • university entrance — an examination taken by pupils of postprimary schools
  • unnatural practices — acts which are deemed to be contrary to expected standards of human behaviour
  • upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
  • upset the applecart — a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
  • vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
  • vesicular exanthema — an infectious viral disease of swine, characterized by blisters on the snout, mucous membranes, and feet.
  • volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
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