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14-letter words containing c, o, l, e, s, t

  • sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
  • selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
  • self-collected — having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed.
  • self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
  • self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
  • self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
  • self-contented — contented with what one is or has
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
  • self-selection — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
  • semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
  • settle a score — to avenge a wrong
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.
  • slalom descent — a winding descent
  • slate-coloured — like slate in colour
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
  • sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
  • soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
  • solicitousness — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
  • space platform — space station.
  • specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • sports complex — exercise facility, leisure centre
  • starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
  • startle colour — a bright region of an animal's coloration, normally hidden from view and often part of a design resembling birds' eyes, etc, exposed when the animal is disturbed by a predator
  • steer clear of — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
  • stercoricolous — (of an organism) living in dung
  • sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
  • stop the clock — an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
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