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16-letter words containing c, o, r, i, n, t

  • recording studio — place where music is recorded
  • recreational sex — sex for the purpose of pleasure rather than reproduction, without the commitment of a relationship
  • rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
  • recursion theory — (theory)   The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
  • reflection plane — a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
  • reidentification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
  • rejection region — the set of values of a test statistic for which the null hypothesis is rejected.
  • releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
  • relocation costs — payment made by an employer or a government agency to cover removal expenses and other costs incurred by an employee who is required to take up employment elsewhere
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • resonant circuit — A resonant circuit combines an inductor and capacitor to make a circuit that responds to a frequency.
  • restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
  • restriction site — the place on a DNA molecule where a restriction enzyme acts.
  • retrocessionaire — a reinsurance company that accepts or takes a retrocession.
  • revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
  • riccati equation — a differential equation, dy/dx + fy 2 + gy + h = 0, where f, g, and h are functions of x.
  • richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
  • rocket scientist — a specialist in rocketry.
  • rockville centre — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • rolling friction — frictional resistance to rotation or energy losses in rolling bearings
  • romantic fiction — a genre of fiction focused on romantic love
  • rooting compound — a substance, usually a powder, containing auxins in which plant cuttings are dipped in order to promote root growth
  • roundabout chair — corner chair.
  • saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
  • sangre de cristo — a mountain range in S Colorado and N New Mexico: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Blanca Peak, 14,390 feet (4385 meters).
  • schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
  • schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
  • school inspector — an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions
  • score points off — to gain an advantage at someone else's expense
  • secondary tissue — tissue derived from cambium.
  • security council — the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.
  • sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
  • self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-description — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
  • self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
  • self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
  • self-restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
  • semiconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  • senior executive — someone in a senior position in a business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
  • sense perception — perception by the senses rather than by the intellect.
  • service contract — law: between employer and employee
  • severance motion — an application made to a judge or court for the division into separate parts of a joint estate, contract, etc
  • sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
  • shoestring catch — a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.
  • shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
  • silk-cotton tree — any of several spiny trees belonging to the genus Ceiba, of the bombax family, having palmately compound leaves and seeds surrounded by silk cotton, especially C. pentandra, from which kapok is obtained.
  • sir isaac newton — Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation.
  • slang dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering the words, phrases, and idioms that reflect the least formal speech of a language. These terms are often metaphorical and playful, and are likely to be evanescent as the spoken language changes from one generation to another. Much slang belongs to specific groups, as the jargon of a particular class, profession, or age group. Some is vulgar. Some slang terms have staying power as slang, but others make a transition into common informal speech, and then into the standard language. An online slang dictionary, such as the Dictionary.com Slang Dictionary, provides immediate information about the meaning and history of a queried term and its appropriateness or lack of appropriateness in a range of social and professional circumstances.
  • sliding friction — frictional resistance to relative movement of surfaces on loaded contact
  • social gathering — party, get-together
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