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17-letter words containing c, h, i, t, n

  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • schiff-s--reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • scientific method — a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
  • scientific theory — a coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation: the scientific theory of evolution.
  • scratch 'n' sniff — denoting a product that releases a smell when scratched
  • shipping articles — articles of agreement.
  • shirt-tail cousin — a distant cousin
  • shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
  • shooting incident — an incident involving guns
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
  • shopping precinct — pedestrian area with shops
  • shouting distance — hailing distance.
  • sign of the cross — a movement of the hand to indicate a cross, as from forehead to breast and left shoulder to right or, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from right shoulder to left.
  • significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
  • sixth commandment — “Thou shalt not kill”: sixth of the Ten Commandments.
  • skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
  • smoothing circuit — a circuit used to remove ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
  • snatch one's time — to leave a job, taking whatever pay is due
  • socratic elenchus — the drawing out of the consequences of a position in order to show them to be contrary to some accepted position
  • spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
  • speech correction — the reeducation of speech habits that deviate from accepted speech standards.
  • speech impediment — speaking disorder
  • spit in the ocean — a variety of poker in which four cards are dealt face down to each player and one card, forming the fifth for all hands, is dealt face up in the center of the table, the exposed card and others of its denomination being wild cards.
  • spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
  • stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
  • stare in the face — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • steamship company — a company which has a fleet of steamships
  • stenothermophilic — growing best within a narrow temperature range.
  • stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
  • stretching course — (in brickwork) a course of stretchers.
  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
  • switching station — A switching station is equipment used to tie together two or more electric circuits through switches.
  • synchronistically — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
  • synchronous orbit — an orbit in which the orbital period of a satellite is identical to the spin period of the central body
  • synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
  • synthetic phonics — a method of teaching people to read by training them to pronounce sounds associated with particular letters in isolation and then blend them together
  • teacher education — training to become a teacher, usually at an institution of higher education
  • teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
  • teaching practice — Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training.
  • teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
  • technical college — school of further and vocational education
  • technical drawing — the study and practice, esp as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing, architecture, etc
  • technical offence — an action which is prohibited by law, but for which no blame can be attached to the person who commits it
  • technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
  • telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
  • the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
  • the confederation — the original 13 states of the United States of America constituted under the Articles of Confederation and superseded by the more formal union established in 1789
  • the final curtain — the closing of the curtain at the end of the action of a play
  • the life sciences — sciences such as biology, botany, physiology, zoology which are concerned with the study of living organisms
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