15-letter words containing c, i, s
- a case in point — If you say that something is a case in point, you mean that it is a good example of something you have just mentioned.
- a straight face — If you manage to keep a straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- abscission zone — the zone at the base of a leaf petiole, fruit stalk, or branch in which the abscission layer develops.
- absence of mind — distraction; forgetfulness
- absence seizure — petit mal.
- academicianship — A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences.
- acanthus family — the plant family Acanthaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, clusters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit, including the acanthus, caricature, and shrimp plant.
- accelerationist — a person, especially an economist, who advocates or promotes the acceleration principle.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accessibilities — Plural form of accessibility.
- accessible room — An accessible room is a room that is easy for disabled people to enter and leave.
- accessorization — to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
- accessory fruit — a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface
- acclimatisation — Alternative spelling of acclimatization.
- accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
- acetylsalicylic — as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
- aches and pains — You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
- achieved status — the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.
- achilles reflex — ankle jerk.
- achilles tendon — Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel.
- achromatic lens — a system of two or more lenses that is substantially free from chromatic aberration and in which the lenses are made of different substances so that the focal length of the system is the same for two or three wavelengths of light.
- acid test ratio — a ratio of cash, receivables, and marketable securities to current liabilities, used in determining credit risks.
- acoustic guitar — an ordinary guitar, which produces its normal sound through the sounding board and is not amplified in any way
- acoustic screen — a fabric-covered, double-sided screen used in open areas such as offices to absorb noise
- acoustical tile — tile made in various sizes and textures from soft, usually fibrous, sound-absorbing material, as wood, cork, or metal, and typically applied to ceilings or walls.
- acousticophobia — Fear of noise.
- acoustoelectric — electroacoustic.
- acquisitiveness — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
- acroanaesthesia — (pathology) Loss of sensation in the extremities.
- actinide series — a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium
- actinium series — a radioactive decay series that starts with uranium-235 and ends with lead-207
- actinochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with actinism; photochemistry.
- action stations — the positions taken up by individuals in preparation for or during a battle
- activity series — a table of metals, listed in the order of their ability to replace other metals while in solution
- acute bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
- adaptive optics — a technique used to increase the resolution of a ground-based astronomical telescope by counteracting the effects of the atmosphere on the image. A deforming mirror in the light path of the telescope maintains a pointlike image of the celestial body using either a real star or a laser beam as a reference
- adenocarcinomas — Plural form of adenocarcinoma.
- adenoidectomies — Plural form of adenoidectomy.
- adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
- adrenalectomies — Plural form of adrenalectomy.
- aegyptopithecus — a genus of extinct anthropoid ape of the Oligocene Period known from remains found in Egypt.
- aerodynamicists — Plural form of aerodynamicist.
- agranulocytosis — a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
- agriculturalist — An agriculturalist is someone who is an expert on agriculture and who advises farmers.
- air force cross — a U.S. Air Force decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in action
- airmail sticker — a sticker that is put on airmail letters to make sure they are not sent by surface mail
- airs and graces — If you refer to someone's airs and graces, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they think they are more important than other people.
- akinetic mutism — a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
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