15-letter words containing c, e, f, o
- schottky defect — an unoccupied position in a crystal lattice caused by the relocation of an atom or ion from the interior to the surface of the crystal.
- schottky effect — a reduction in the energy required to remove an electron from a solid surface in a vacuum when an electric field is applied to the surface
- science fiction — a form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc.
- scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
- scotch foursome — foursome (def 2b).
- security forces — police or soldiers responsible for maintaining security
- see the back of — to be rid of
- self perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- self-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- self-commitment — the act of committing.
- self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-conception — self-concept.
- self-confidence — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- self-consistent — consistent with oneself or itself.
- self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
- self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
- self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- self-infliction — inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- self-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- self-laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
- self-perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-protection — protection of oneself or itself.
- self-reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- self-solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- service uniform — a uniform for routine duties and service, as distinguished from work, dress, or full-dress uniforms.
- shockwave flash — flash
- show one's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- shut one's face — to be silent
- silicified wood — wood that has been changed into quartz by a replacement of the cellular structure of the wood by siliceous waters.
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- sister of mercy — a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.
- slashdot effect — a temporary surge in the numbers visiting a website and consequent service slowdown or even server crash that sometimes arises as a result of a new link being set up from a more popular website
- snowball effect — a process of continuously accelerating change in size, importance, etc
- social benefits — the social welfare provision made available to those in need
- soft-focus lens — a lens designed to produce an image that is uniformly very slightly out of focus: typically used for portrait work
- soft-shell clam — an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell.
- soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.