15-letter words containing c, o, s, t, e
- 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.
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- scotch foursome — foursome (def 2b).
- scottish gaelic — the Gaelic of the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland, also spoken as a second language in Nova Scotia.
- scrape together — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- scsi controller — SCSI adaptor
- second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
- second position — a position in which the feet are spread apart and are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out.
- second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- secret mosquito — a high-pitched ringtone for a mobile phone, claimed by its distributors to be inaudible to most adults while remaining audible to children and teenagers
- secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
- security forces — police or soldiers responsible for maintaining security
- security police — a police force responsible for maintaining order at a specific locale or under specific circumstances, as at an airport or factory.
- 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-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- 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-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-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-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-solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
- semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
- senior lecturer — a university teacher who does not hold a professorship.
- separate school — (in Canada) a school for a large religious minority financed by its rates and administered by its own school board but under the authority of the provincial department of education
- septendecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 54 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 102 zeros.
- service history — information concerning all of a car's services (ie overhauls, checks, or repairs)
- service station — Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.